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Meaning of basati | Babel Free

Verb CEFR B1
bàːsati

Definitions

  1. to stuff, to cram
  2. to load (a gun)
    archaic
  3. to be running out of
  4. to fool
    colloquial
  5. to be in distress^([→SSKJ])
    impersonal
  6. to gulp
    reflexive
  7. to move (change place of residence)^([→SSKJ])

Examples

“Sedel sem na klopci in opazoval, kako se ljudje bašejo v avtobus.”

I sat on a bench and watched people cramming themselves on a bus.

“Orožje v roko! — zdaj urno naprej, basali bomo puške, pod Pustimgradom.”

Grab some weapons! – Move quickly, we will load guns, under Pustimgrad.

“Prenovljena trgovina Mercator na Gregorčičevi ulici v Ljubljani s širokim naborom pripravljenih izdelkov Minute za vse tiste, ki vas baše čas”

The renewed Mercator store on Gregorčič street in Ljubljana with a wide variety of Minute ready-made products for all of those who are running out of time.

“Ne me basat!”

No way!

“Ko sem zvečer prišel domov, sem se basal s čokolado in v tem utapljal živčnost.”

When I came home in the evening, I started gulping chocolate and drowning my anxiety.

CEFR level

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

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