Meaning of dobiť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to finish striking (of clocks or bells: to complete a sequence of strikes)
   intransitive, perfective
2. to beat severely, to batter (to cause serious injuries by repeated blows)
   perfective, transitive
3. to finish off (to complete the act of killing a wounded person or animal)
   perfective, transitive
4. to recharge (to restore electrical energy to a device or battery)
   perfective, transitive
5. to reload, to top up (to add ammunition to a weapon to make it full)
   perfective, transitive
6. to top up (to add money to an electronic account or credit)
   perfective, transitive
7. to beat each other up (to inflict serious injuries on each other in a fight)
   perfective, reflexive
8. to get badly injured (to accidentally hurt oneself severely, usually in a crash or fall)
   perfective, reflexive
9. to be recharged (of a battery or device: to reach a full state of charge)
   perfective, reflexive

Equivalents

Examples

“Nástenné hodiny v obývačke práve dobili jedenásť.”

The wall clock in the living room has just finished striking eleven.

“dobiť niekoho ako hada”

to beat someone black and blue

“V tmavej uličke ho neznámi páchatelia surovo dobili do bezvedomia.”

Unknown perpetrators beat him severely into unconsciousness in a dark alley.

“Lovec musel postrelenú zver rýchlo dobiť nožom.”

The hunter had to finish off the wounded animal quickly with a knife.

“dobiť si baterky”

to recharge one's batteries

“Cez noc som si zabudol dobiť telefón a teraz je vybitý.”

I forgot to recharge my phone overnight and now it is dead.

“Vojak sa ukryl za múr, aby si mohol v pokoji dobiť zbraň.”

The soldier hid behind a wall so he could reload his weapon in peace.

“Musím si súrne dobiť kredit na karte, lebo nemám peniaze na lístok.”

I urgently need to top up my card credit because I have no money for a ticket.

“Mládenci sa na zábave tak dobili, že musela prísť záchranka.”

The young men beat each other up at the party so badly that an ambulance had to come.

“Škaredo sa dobil pri páde z motorky na poľnej ceste.”

He got badly injured in a motorcycle fall on a dirt road.

“Batéria v notebooku sa dobila na plnú kapacitu za dve hodiny.”

The laptop battery was recharged to full capacity in two hours.

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