звалювати

Ukrainian

Etymology

From звали́ти (zvalýty) +‎ -ювати (-juvaty). Compare Russian сва́ливать (sválivatʹ), Belarusian зва́льваць (zválʹvacʹ), Polish zwalać.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈzʋalʲʊʋɐte]
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Verb

зва́лювати • (zváljuvatyimpf (perfective звали́ти)

  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

  • зва́лювальний (zváljuvalʹnyj)
  • зва́лювання n (zváljuvannja)
  • зва́люватися impf (zváljuvatysja)

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