Meaning of lámať | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to break
   imperfective, transitive
2. to refract (to cause (light) to change direction)
   imperfective, transitive
3. to break (a record)
   colloquial, imperfective, transitive
4. to speak a broken language (to speak with faulty grammar, especially about non-native speakers)
   imperfective, transitive
5. to be breaking
   imperfective, reflexive

Examples

“Hneď kázal 100 chlapom skaly lámať, aby voda mohla sa predrať strečnianskym priesmykom do trenčianskej župy.”

“Láme nemčinu s jedným poručíkom, krásnym čiernym šuhajom a s dákymsi starým pánom v hodvabnej čiernej čiapočke a sivých šatách.”

He is speaking a broken German with a certain lieutenant, a dark-skinned young man and some old man with a red silk cap and gray clothes.

“Už len list šuští a drobná paprutina, čo láme sa im pod nohami.”

By now only the leaves rustle and the small brushwood, which is breaking under their feet.

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