Meaning of nabiť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to drive, to hit (to hit or press pointed objects like nails or stakes into something)
   perfective, transitive
2. to beat, to thrash (to punish someone with physical blows)
   perfective, transitive
3. to load (to put ammunition into a firearm)
   perfective, transitive
4. to charge (to provide or restore electrical energy to a device)
   perfective, transitive
5. to top up (to add data or financial credit to a card or device)
   perfective, transitive
6. to stuff, to pack (to tightly fill something by pressing or force)
   perfective, transitive
7. to thrash, to beat (to defeat an opponent convincingly in a game or sports competition)
   perfective, transitive
8. to force on, to drive on (to use force to put something onto another object, like a hoop on a barrel)
   perfective, rare, transitive
9. to charge, to be charged (of objects: to gain electrical charge from a power source)
   perfective, reflexive
10. to become charged, to gain static electricity (to become a carrier of electrical charge, e.g., via friction)
    perfective, reflexive
11. to charge up, to gain energy (to acquire a state of physical or mental well-being)
    perfective, reflexive
12. to get packed, to stick (of matter: to penetrate and get stuck inside something)
    perfective, reflexive
13. to beat enough (to hit or punish someone repeatedly or sufficiently)
    perfective, reflexive

Equivalents

Examples

“nabiť niekomu niečo do hlavy”

to drum something into someone's head

“Robotník rýchlo nabil niekoľko klincov do starej dosky.”

The worker quickly drove several nails into the old board.

“Otec ho poriadne nabil za to, že rozbil susedovo okno.”

His father thrashed him properly for breaking the neighbor's window.

“Poľovník potichu nabil pušku a čakal na okraji lesa.”

The hunter quietly loaded his rifle and waited at the edge of the forest.

“Každý večer si musím nabiť mobil, aby mi vydržal celý deň.”

I have to charge my phone every evening so it lasts all day.

“Pred cestou do školy si vždy nabijem študentský preukaz.”

I always top up my student card before going to school.

“Starý otec si pomaly nabil fajku voňavým tabakom.”

The grandfather slowly stuffed his pipe with fragrant tobacco.

“Naši hokejisti včera súperov na domácom ľade poriadne nabili.”

Our hockey players properly thrashed their opponents on home ice yesterday.

“Debnár opatrne nabil kovovú obruč na drevený sud.”

The cooper carefully drove a metal hoop onto the wooden barrel.

“Tvoj telefón sa už nabil na plnú kapacitu.”

Your phone has already charged to full capacity.

“Pri česaní suchých vlasov sa plastový hrebeň rýchlo nabije.”

The plastic comb quickly becomes charged when combing dry hair.

“Vždy po víkende v horách sa nabijem novou energiou.”

I always charge up with new energy after a weekend in the mountains.

“Počas túry sa mi do podrážok nabil mokrý sneh.”

During the hike, wet snow got packed into my soles.

“Ten chlapec bol taký zlý, že sa ho učitelia kedysi nabili až-až.”

That boy was so bad that teachers used to beat him enough back in the day.

CEFR level