C1 — advancedgrammar35 words
Collocations: advanced
| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ìzneti stȃv | to set out a position (izneti — to put forward) |
| stèći ùtisak | to form an impression (steći — to acquire gradually) |
| pòdneti òstāvku | to tender one's resignation (from a post; leaving an ordinary job is dati otkaz) |
| polòžiti ìspit | to pass an exam (to sit it is polagati; to fail is pasti na ispitu) |
| nàneti štȅtu | to cause damage (+ dative) |
| ispúniti ùslov | to meet a condition (ispuniti also means to fill in a form) |
| dòneti prèsudu | to hand down a judgement (Serbian 'brings' decisions) |
| izrèći kȁznu | to impose a penalty (izreći — to pronounce formally) |
| ulòžiti žȁlbu | to lodge an appeal (a complaint about goods is uložiti reklamaciju) |
| pokrénuti pòstupak | to initiate proceedings |
| izvŕšiti ùvid | to inspect the file officially (bureaucratic register) |
| stȁviti vȁn snáge | to repeal, to render void (to come into force is stupiti na snagu) |
| vòditi evidènciju | to keep records |
| pòdnēti ȉzveštāj | to submit a report |
| sprovèsti ànketu | to carry out a survey (sprovesti — to carry through) |
| dòneti zàključak | to draw a conclusion |
| izvúći pòuku | to learn a lesson (pouka — a moral lesson; a school lesson is čas) |
| prìdati znàčāj | to attach importance (+ dative) |
| prúžiti òtpor | to put up resistance (pružiti — to offer, to render) |
| stèći poverénje | to win trust |
| izgùbiti strpljénje | to lose patience |
| odŕžati rȇč | to keep one's word (održati also means to hold a meeting or a lecture) |
| prekŕšiti prȁvilo | to break a rule |
| snòsiti pòsledice | to bear the consequences (snositi — to bear a burden or a cost) |
| preùzēti odgovórnōst | to take responsibility |
| pòstaviti tèmelje | to lay the foundations (literal and figurative) |
| dȁti dòprinos | to make a contribution (the plural doprinosi means social contributions) |
| izráziti saùčešće | to offer condolences (a fixed formula) |
| òdati priznánje | to pay tribute, to give credit (+ dative) |
| polòžiti račúne | to render account (to someone; figurative) |
| sklòpiti ùgovor | to conclude a contract (sklopiti brak — to marry) |
| stúpiti u kòntakt | to get in touch (sa + instrumental; colloquially javiti se) |
| nàpraviti izùzetak | to make an exception |
| dovèsti u pítānje | to call into question (+ accusative) |
| stȁviti na raspolágānje | to place at someone's disposal (+ dative) |
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