Meaning of čovjek | Babel Free

Definitions

1. man, person
2. human
3. person of integrity, mensch
4. used as an indefinite, general subject; any person in the given situation

Equivalents

Examples

“Jeste li vid(j)eli ovog čov(j)eka?”

Have you seen this man?

“Ti si mrtav čov(j)ek.”

You're a dead man.

“Zanemarite čov(j)eka iza zav(j)ese.”

Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain.

“Ne želim biti čov(j)ek, želim biti robot!”

I don't want to be human, I want to be a robot!

“Nisi zao, samo si...čov(j)ek.”

You're not evil, you're just...human.

“Боље се с чоеком побити него с рђом целивати. У Грбљу.”

It is better to fight with a [proper] man than to kiss with an unworthy one. From Grbalj.

“Vrijeme i narav bijahu neopisivo sumorni. U takvim časovima čovjek biva zlovoljan, dremovan i nezadovoljan.”

The weather and nature were indescribably dismal. In such moments, one becomes ill-willed, drowsy and dissatisfied.

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