Definitions
- 1.to prune, trim, cut, clip
kresati grane
to trim branches
kresati stablo/drvo
to prune a tree
- 2.to reduce, cut, decrease
Kresali smo budžet sve dok ga nismo uravnotežili.
We kept cutting the budget until we balanced it.
- 3.to speak openly and harshly
Nemoj mi kresati te gluposti u brk!
Stop telling me that nonsense to my face!
- 4.slangto have sex
Kresao sam mu sestru dok je bio na ljetovanju/letovanju.
I was having sex with his sister while he was on vacation.
Synonyms & related words
Word family
- okrèsati
- skrèsati
- ukrèsati
Related words (1)
- krȅsnuti
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *krěsati, *kresati (compare Russian креса́ть (kresátʹ), Polish krzosać), from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“to weave”), related to Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “thread”).