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кресати

//krěsati//
Serbo-Croatianverb
Latinica: kresatione entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to prune, trim, cut, clip
    • кресати гране

      to trim branches

    • кресати стабло/дрво

      to prune a tree

  2. 2.
    to reduce, cut, decrease
    • кресали смо буџет све док га нисмо уравнотежили.

      We kept cutting the budget until we balanced it.

  3. 3.
    to speak openly and harshly
    • немој ми кресати те глупости у брк!

      Stop telling me that nonsense to my face!

  4. 4.
    slangto have sex
    • кресао сам му сестру док је био на љетовању/летовању.

      I was having sex with his sister while he was on vacation.

Synonyms & related words

Word family
  • окрѐсати
  • скрѐсати
  • укрѐсати
Related words (1)
  • кре̏снути

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krěsati, *kresati (compare Russian кресать (kresát’), Polish krzosać).

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