Definitions
- 1.to prune, trim, cut, clip
кресати гране
to trim branches
кресати стабло/дрво
to prune a tree
- 2.to reduce, cut, decrease
кресали смо буџет све док га нисмо уравнотежили.
We kept cutting the budget until we balanced it.
- 3.to speak openly and harshly
немој ми кресати те глупости у брк!
Stop telling me that nonsense to my face!
- 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).