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boriti

  1. plural nominal past passive participle of borar

Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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Inherited from Proto-Slavic *boriti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bǒriti/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ri‧ti

Verb

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bòriti impf (Cyrillic spelling бо̀рити)

  1. (reflexive) to fight, struggle
  2. (reflexive) to compete

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Derived terms

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References

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  • boriti” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

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Etymology

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From Proto-Slavic *boriti.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /bɔrìːti/, /bɔríːti/

Verb

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borīti impf

  1. (reflexive, intransitive) to fight, struggle
    • 2019 [1939], Alexander S. Neill, translated by Aleksander Jakopič, Problematični učitelj, Ljubljana, →ISBN, page 4:
      To se je zgodilo, ker so ljudje, ki verjamejo v to, za kar se borijo, boljši v vseh pogledih od mož, ki čutijo, da se v prvi vrsti borijo za to, da zadržijo »pljuni in spoliraj« režim.
      Thiis happened because those people that believe in what they are fighting for better in every aspect from men which feel that they are primarily fighting so that they retain the »spit and polish« regime.
  2. (reflexive, intransitive) to compete
    Synonym: tekmováti
    Za prvo mesto se bori tudi tekmovalec iz našega kraja.A competitor from our hometown is competing for the first place.
  3. (reflexive, intransitive, rare) to struggle to resist[→SSKJ]
  4. (reflexive, intransitive, rare) to drink[→SSKJ]

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Further reading

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  • boriti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • boriti”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Swahili

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Portuguese barrote.

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

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boriti (ma class, plural maboriti)

  1. (nautical) beam (transverse member of a ship's frame)