B2 — upper-intermediatestudy30 words
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| Serbian | Meaning |
|---|---|
| právo | right, law; being right (imati pravo = to be right); cf. adverb pravo |
| shvȁtiti | to understand, realise (not to grab — that is uhvatiti) |
| skòro | almost; recently (not "soon" — that is uskoro) |
| krȃj | the end; a region; as a preposition + genitive, beside |
| prȃvda | justice, fairness; the law courts (not 'truth' — that is istina) |
| hȉtan | urgent (hitna pomoć — ambulance); not 'cunning' |
| krȋv | guilty, at fault (ja sam kriv — it's my fault); also crooked |
| ljȗt | angry; spicy hot (of food) |
| ȉskūsan | experienced, seasoned (not 'skilful' — that is vešt) |
| žȋv | alive, living (živ i zdrav — safe and sound); cf. život = life |
| pòklon | a gift (not a bow — that is naklon) |
| skȗp | expensive (opp. jeftin) |
| rȍk | a deadline, a term (not fate — that is sudbina) |
| náročito | especially, particularly; specially (not 'on purpose' — that is namerno) |
| famìlija | family, kin (colloquial); not 'surname' — that is prezime |
| bezòbrazan | rude, insolent; indecent (a strong accusation) — not 'ugly', which is ružan |
| spȍr | slow (opp. brz) |
| rȅdōvan | regular, routine; full-time (redovne studije — full-time studies) — not 'rare', which is redak |
| prȁv | straight, even (prava linija — a straight line); not 'right-hand', which is desni |
| kȁzna | punishment; a fine (not a treasury) |
| òbraz | cheek; honour, shame (nemaš obraza — you have no shame) — not 'image', which is lik |
| magàzīn | magazine; TV magazine show — not a shop, which is prodavnica |
| šȕma | a forest (not noise — that is buka) |
| lȋst | a leaf, a sheet; a newspaper; the calf of the leg |
| zátvor | prison; constipation (medical) |
| dìrektan | direct, non-stop (direktan let — a direct flight); blunt, straightforward (of a person) |
| bȕkva | beech tree — not a letter of the alphabet (that is slovo) |
| brániti | to defend, protect; braniti se — to defend oneself (not 'to scold', which is grditi) |
| ljúbiti | to kiss (not 'to love') |
| závod | institution |
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