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kresati

//krěsati//
Serbo-Croatianverb

Definitions

  1. 1.
    to prune, trim, cut, clip
    • kresati grane

      to trim branches

    • kresati stablo/drvo

      to prune a tree

  2. 2.
    to reduce, cut, decrease
    • Kresali smo budžet sve dok ga nismo uravnotežili.

      We kept cutting the budget until we balanced it.

  3. 3.
    to speak openly and harshly
    • Nemoj mi kresati te gluposti u brk!

      Stop telling me that nonsense to my face!

  4. 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”).

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