звалити

Ukrainian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [zʋɐˈɫɪte]
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Verb

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

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • звал m (zval)
  • зва́лення n (zválennja)
  • зва́лисько n (zválysʹko)
  • звали́тися pf (zvalýtysja)
  • зва́лище n (zvályšče)
  • зва́льний (zválʹnyj)

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