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Meaning of prosti | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B2 Standard

prosˈti

Definitions

to fool, to trick
transitive
synonym of cerși (“beg for alms”)
intransitive, regional
to allow for a dispensation
obsolete, transitive
to act goofy, fool around
reflexive
to spare someone of a punishment
obsolete, rare, transitive
to stupefy, make unable to think
often, participle, reflexive, transitive
to make up (make peace)
obsolete, rare, reciprocal
to become stupid
reflexive
to step down, or specifically to abdicate
obsolete, rare, reflexive
to lose quality, deteriorate, no longer correspond
rare, reflexive
to retreat to a place
obsolete, rare, reflexive
to become weak
rare, reflexive
to pretend to be something else
obsolete, rare
to make or become ugly
obsolete, reflexive, transitive

Conjugation

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Equivalents

Bosanski prcati prosti pune

Deutsch herumgammeln sich einen runterholen verarschen

Ελληνικά βάζω

English beat one's meat Fool mess with

Español huevear tener una relación seria con

Suomi pärjätä pelleillä pilailla ronkkia ryppyillä ryttyillä sählätä temppuilla touhuilla tumpeloida tumputtaa vitsailla

Français chercher se masturber toucher

Hrvatski prcati prosti pune

Íslenska abbast abbast upp á blanda sér í

Italiano farsi una sega lucidarsi l'uccello

Latviešu čakarēt

Nederlands aftrekken kutten lanterfanten lummelen rukken

Polski opieprzać się plumkać podskakiwać podskoczyć walić konia walić konia zadzierać żartować zażartować

Português bater uma

Română face labă juca pierde timpul pune

Slovenčina babrať

Српски prcati prosti pune

Svenska driva med driva med

தமிழ் கலாய்

Türkçe bulaşmak kurcalamak maytap geçmek oynamak şakalaşmak sataşmak takılmak uğraşmak

Examples

“Mă amețise ca pe un nătărău, mă prostise și mă fermecase.”

She had misled me like a tool, she had fooled me and enchanted me.

“Daca iei la purecat biografiile greilor ofiterimii superioare, ai sa vezi ca si vorba asta de prostit pro$tii e mai degraba ceea ce la voi in SUA se cheama "urban legend".”

If you comb over the biographies of the heavyweights of the upper ranks, you’ll see that this notion made to fool fools is also more like what you in the USA call “urban legend”.

“Mereu mi-a fost frica de boli adica am avut momente in care daca ma prosteam putin sau imitam o persoana credeam ca am dubla personalitate[…]”

I've always been afraid of diseases, like, I've had moments where, if I was fooling around a bit or imitating a person, I'd think I had a split personality […]

“Smărăndița nu mai știa de bucurie, iar Dobre sta prostit în mijlocul casei neștiind cum să explice o asemenea întîmplare.”

Smărăndița was beside herself with joy, and Dobre was sitting stupefied in the middle of the house, not knowing how to explain such an event.

“Se uita drept în ochii lui iscoditori, zăpăcindu‑l și prostindu‑l.”

She was looking right into his curious eyes, flustering him and stupefying him.

“— Maistre Ruben, te-ai prostit rău de când nu ne-am mai văzut, zise tânărul zâmbind, ori eu am devenit o ființă superioară magistrului meu… se poate și asta.”

“Master Ruben, you’ve become severely stupid since we last saw each other”, said the youth with a smile, “or perhaps I am become a being superior to my magister… that’s also possible.”

“Mangalia anul acesta nu se prezintă tocmai fermecătoare, pentru că s-au prostit restaurantele.”

This year, Mangalia isn't exactly charming, because the restaurants became worse in quality.

“Prostescu, tire, titu. Просте́ск, ти́ре, ти́т, I. verb. act. pre quineva […] 2) i. e. facu uri̓tu: deturpo, deformem facio: rutítani: garſtig machen — II. reciprocum: me̓ prostescu […] b) me̓ facu uri̓tu: turpis fio: rútúlni: garſtig werden.”

Prostesc. I. active verb: [somebody] […] 2) I make ugly; II. reciprocal: […] b) I become ugly

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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