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відбивати

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From відби́ти (vidbýty) +‎ -ва́ти (-váty). Compare Russian отбива́ть (otbivátʹ), Belarusian адбіва́ць (adbivácʹ), Polish odbijać.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʋʲidbeˈʋate]
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Verb

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відбива́ти (vidbyvátyimpf (perfective відби́ти)

  1. to beat off, to break off, to knock off (detach with blows; remove by hitting)
    Synonym: відла́мувати impf (vidlámuvaty)
  2. to beat back, to beat off, to fend off, to fight off, to parry, to repel, to repulse, to ward off (:attack, blow, enemy)
    Synonym: відкида́ти impf (vidkydáty)
  3. to retake, to win back, to wrest back
    Synonym: відвойо́вувати impf (vidvojóvuvaty)
  4. (colloquial) to win over (to oneself: до се́бе)
  5. to turn away (from), to turn against (person or action: від + genitive)
    Synonyms: відверта́ти impf (vidvertáty), відмовля́ти impf (vidmovljáty), відра́джувати impf (vidrádžuvaty)
    відбива́ти бажа́ння / охо́туvidbyváty bažánnja / oxótuto take away one’s desire, to discourage, to disincline
  6. to beat out, to strike (:clock chime)
  7. to reflect (:light, colour, image, etc.)
    Synonym: віддзерка́лювати impf (viddzerkáljuvaty)
  8. to echo, to reflect, to reverberate (:sound)
  9. to print, to imprint
    Synonyms: друкува́ти impf (drukuváty), віддруко́вувати impf (viddrukóvuvaty)
  10. (figuratively) to reflect (:qualities, concepts, etc.)
    Synonym: відобража́ти impf (vidobražáty)
  11. to recoil, to kick back (said of firearm)

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