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Meaning of хвана | Babel Free

Verb CEFR A2 Frequent
[ˈxvanɐ]

Definitions

  1. to hold
  2. to catch (an object, a person, a taxi, a disease, etc.)
  3. to to go to (someone)'s head (of alcohol)
    colloquial
  4. to overwhelm, to seize (someone) (of a feeling)
    colloquial, figuratively
  5. to be covered with (rust, mold, fleas, dust, etc.)
    colloquial
  6. to take hold, to set in (of the weather)
  7. to take (of paint, fire, etc.)
  8. to start (doing something)
    colloquial
  9. to deduct (an amount)
    colloquial
  10. to set out, to depart
    colloquial
  11. to hold (onto)
    reflexive
  12. to be caught (e.g. in a trap)
    reflexive
  13. to be deceived
    reflexive
  14. to start work
    reflexive
  15. to take root (of plants)
    reflexive

Equivalents

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Examples

“хва́на ме депре́сия”

I became depressed

CEFR level

A2
Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.
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