Meaning of odbiť | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to strike (of clocks or bells: to announce the time or an event by striking)
   ambitransitive, perfective
2. to break off, to chip off (to separate a part from a whole by a blow or impact)
   perfective, transitive
3. to brush off, to reject, to dismiss (to treat someone or something dismissively; to get rid of a nuisance)
   perfective, transitive
4. to hit back, to return (to hit a ball in the opposite direction)
   perfective, transitive
5. to chip off, to break off (of a part: to become separated from a whole due to an impact)
   perfective, reflexive
6. to bounce off (to change direction after an impact)
   perfective, rare, reflexive

Examples

“odbila jeho posledná hodina”

his time has come

“Práve keď sme vošli do brány, kostolné zvony odbili poludnie.”

Just as we entered the gate, the church bells struck midday.

“Pri neopatrnej manipulácii sa mu podarilo odbiť hrdlo z drahej fľaše.”

With careless handling, he managed to break off the neck of an expensive bottle.

“Všetky jeho zvedavé otázky stroho odbila jedinou vetou.”

She curtly brushed off all his curious questions with a single sentence.

“Volejbalista pohotovo odbil loptu na súperovu polovicu ihriska.”

The volleyball player promptly hit back the ball to the opponent's side of the court.

“Pri sťahovaní sa z keramickej šálky odbilo malé uško.”

During the move, a small handle chipped off from the ceramic cup.

“Futbalová lopta sa nešťastne odbila od tyčky priamo k súperovi.”

The football unfortunately bounced off the post directly to the opponent.

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