otráviť

Slovak

Etymology

From o- +‎ tráviť.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɔtraːvic]
  • Rhymes: -aːvic
  • Hyphenation: o‧trá‧viť

Verb

otráviť pf (imperfective otravovať)

  1. (transitive) to poison (to kill with poison)
  2. (transitive) to poison (to infuse with poison)
  3. (transitive) to poison (to cause illness, to disrupt the normal state by poisoning)
  4. (transitive, colloquial, expressive) to ruin, to spoil (to make unpleasant)
    Synonyms: unudiť, znechutiť, znepríjemniť
  5. (reflexive with sa) to get poisoned (to die or to fall ill from poisoning)
    • 1989, Jonáš Záborský, Dielo[1], volume 1, Tatran, →ISBN, page 88:
      Tí kolo vatry samí mlsaví dobrožrúti, s Lukullom a pribylým teď Apíciusom, jenž sám sa otrávil, by hladovou nemusel smrťou umreť, hoc mu premárnit zbývalo päťstotisíc hriven ešte zo statkov ohromných.
      Those around the bonfire were all gluttonous gourmands, with Lucullus and the newly arrived Apicius, who poisoned himself so that he wouldn't have to die of hunger — even though he still had five hundred thousand sesterces left from his vast wealth.
  6. (reflexive with sa, colloquial, expressive) to get bored
    Synonyms: unudiť sa, znechutiť sa

Conjugation

Derived terms

nouns

Further reading

  • otráviť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025