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Meaning of vymknúť | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
vimknuːc

Definitions

  1. to lock out (to lock a door against someone to prevent them from entering)
    perfective, transitive
  2. to dislocate, to sprain (to move a joint, such as an ankle, out of its place with a sudden or forceful movement)
    perfective, transitive
  3. to pull out, to extricate, to wrench (to suddenly remove something or a body part from someone's grip or a fixed position)
    perfective, transitive
  4. to slip out, to slide out (to suddenly slide out from a grip, embrace, or enclosure)
    perfective, reflexive

Examples

“Vymkla manžela a nechala ho spať na chodbe.”

She locked out her husband and let him sleep in the hallway.

“Pri behu nešťastne stúpil a vymkol si členok.”

He stepped awkwardly while running and dislocated his ankle.

“Starec vymkol pazuchu z rúk opitého muža.”

The old man wrenched his arm from the hands of the drunk man.

“Šikovne sa mu vymkla z objatia.”

She skillfully slipped out of his embrace.

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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