hlodat

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech hlodati, from Proto-Slavic *glodati.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦlodat]

Verb

hlodat impf

  1. to gnaw, nibble
  2. to bother, plague, nag, beset (of a feeling)
    Hlodalo ve mně podezření, že to nepřeložím. ― I was nagged by the suspicion that I wouldn't be able to translate it.
    Hlodalo v něm pokušení se na to vykašlat. ― He was beset by a temptation to call it a day.

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