boriti

Ido

Verb

boriti

  1. plural nominal past passive participle of borar

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *boriti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bǒriti/
  • Hyphenation: bo‧ri‧ti

Verb

bòriti impf (Cyrillic spelling бо̀рити)

  1. (reflexive) to fight, struggle
  2. (reflexive) to compete

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  • boriti” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *boriti.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔrìːti/, /bɔríːti/

Verb

borīti impf

  1. (reflexive, intransitive) to fight, struggle
    • 2019 [1939], Alexander S. Neill, translated by Aleksander Jakopič, Problematični učitelj, Ljubljana, →ISBN, page 4:
      To se je zgodilo, ker so ljudje, ki verjamejo v to, za kar se borijo, boljši v vseh pogledih od mož, ki čutijo, da se v prvi vrsti borijo za to, da zadržijo »pljuni in spoliraj« režim.
      Thiis happened because those people that believe in what they are fighting for better in every aspect from men which feel that they are primarily fighting so that they retain the »spit and polish« regime.
  2. (reflexive, intransitive) to compete
    Synonym: tekmováti
    Za prvo mesto se bori tudi tekmovalec iz našega kraja.A competitor from our hometown is competing for the first place.
  3. (reflexive, intransitive, rare) to struggle to resist[→SSKJ]
  4. (reflexive, intransitive, rare) to drink[→SSKJ]

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • boriti”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • boriti”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese barrote.

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

boriti (ma class, plural maboriti)

  1. (nautical) beam (transverse member of a ship's frame)
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