Meaning of zastavať | Babel Free

Definitions

1. to build up, to develop (to cover or fill an area of land with buildings)
   perfective, transitive
2. imperfective form of zastať (“to stop, to cease, to take a stand”)
   form-of, imperfective, intransitive
3. to build in, to wall in (to incorporate an object or structure into a wall or another building element during construction)
   perfective, transitive
4. imperfective form of zastať (“to stand up for, to fulfill, to substitute”)
   form-of, imperfective, transitive
5. imperfective form of zastať sa (“to stand up for”)
   form-of, imperfective, reflexive
6. imperfective form of zastať sa (“to stand up against”)
   form-of, imperfective, reflexive

Equivalents

Examples

“Vedenie mesta sa rozhodlo zastavať poslednú voľnú parcelu v centre.”

The city authorities decided to build up the last vacant plot in the center.

“Počas rekonštrukcie sme do výklenku zastavali šatníkovú skriňu.”

During the renovation, we built a wardrobe into the niche.

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