Meaning of za | Babel Free
zaDefinitions
Equivalents
Examples
“glasati za nekoga”
to vote for somebody
“prodati nešto za 100 dolara”
to sell something for a hundred dollars
“platiti za radoznalost”
to pay for one's curiosity
“bojati se za nekoga”
to fear for somebody
“doći kući za praznike”
to come home for the holiday season
“sjediti/sedeti za stolom”
to sit at the table
“Idi za mnom.”
Follow me. (Go behind me.)
“za dana”
during the day, during daylight
“za života”
during one's life
“za vr(ij)eme rata”
during the war
“cesta za Beč”
the road to Vienna
“putovati za Beč”
to travel to Vienna
“doći opet za nekoliko dana”
to come back in a few days
“pretrčati 100 metara za 9 sekundi”
to run 100 meters in 9 seconds
“uzeti za ruku”
to take by the hand
“uhvatiti za ruku”
to grab by the arm
“vući za uši”
to pull by the ears
“postaviti nekoga za preds(j)ednika”
to appoint somebody president
“držati nekoga za pametnog čov(j)eka”
to consider somebody a smart person
“jedan za drugim”
one after another
“praviti grešku za greškom”
to make one error after another; to make errors repeatedly
“Ponovite za mnom.”
Repeat after me.
“tugovati za nekim”
to grieve for somebody
“čeznuti za srećom”
to yearn for happiness
“Ljudi koji svakodnevno imaju potrebu za čokoladnim stvarima.”
People who have a daily need for chocolate stuff.
“Često se misli da je želja za određenom vrstom hrane psihološke prirode.”
It is often thought that the desire for certain type of food is of psychological nature.
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