Meaning of obiť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to cover, to clad, to nail around (to cover or decorate a surface by nailing something onto it)
   perfective, transitive
2. to knock off, to strike off (to remove something from a surface by striking or hitting it)
   perfective, transitive
3. to strip, to clear (to remove the surface layer of something by striking)
   perfective, transitive
4. to damage, to dent, to batter (to damage the surface of something by hitting or through hail)
   perfective, transitive
5. to bruise, to bash, to strike (to repeatedly hit something or someone against a hard surface)
   perfective, transitive
6. to get chipped, to get damaged (to suffer surface damage or get worn at the edges by striking against something)
   perfective, reflexive

Examples

“Tesári cez víkend rýchlo obili celú kôlňu novými drevenými latami.”

The carpenters quickly covered the entire shed with new wooden slats over the weekend.

“Po silnom mraze museli cestári z mosta opatrne obiť nebezpečnú námrazu.”

After a heavy frost, road workers had to carefully knock off the dangerous ice from the bridge.

“Pred rekonštrukciou izby bolo potrebné obiť starú omietku až na tehlu.”

Before renovating the room, it was necessary to strip the old plaster down to the brick.

“Nočné krupobitie nám nepekne obilo auto zaparkované pred domom.”

The night hail badly dented our car parked in front of the house.

“obiť niekomu niečo o hlavu”

to throw something in someone's face

“Pri nešťastnom páde na zľadovatenom chodníku si poriadne obil obe kolená.”

He badly bruised both knees during an unfortunate fall on the icy sidewalk.

“Tieto staré keramické misky sa pri častom používaní ľahko obijú.”

These old ceramic bowls get chipped easily with frequent use.

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