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звалити

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Ukrainian

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Etymology

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From з- (z-) +‎ вали́ти (valýty). Compare Russian свали́ть (svalítʹ), Belarusian звалі́ць (zvalícʹ), Polish zwalić.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [zʋɐˈɫɪte]
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Verb

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звали́ти (zvalýtypf (imperfective зва́лювати)

  1. (transitive) to knock down, to knock over, to topple, to fell
  2. (transitive) to bring down, to lay low (to cause to fall or lie down)
  3. (transitive) to dump, to throw down (to cause something one is holding to drop, often forcefully)
  4. (transitive) to throw (a heavy load) [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on/onto’]
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to dump, to put, to shift, to throw (blame, responsibility) [with на (na, + accusative) ‘on/onto’]
  6. (intransitive, slang) to beat it, to leave

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