babrať

== Slovak == === Etymology === Inherited from Proto-Slavic *babrati. First attested in the 18th century. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /babrac/, [ˈbabrac] === Verb === babrať impf (colloquial, transitive) to dirty, to soil Synonym: špiniť (colloquial, transitive) to touch Synonym: chytať (reflexive) to dabble (to rummage in dirty in a sticky liquid) [with v čom (+ locative) ‘in what’] (reflexive) to dawdle (to do some job for a long time and often incorrectly) [with v čom (+ locative) or s čím (+ instrumental) ‘with what’] Synonyms: paprať sa, piplať sa, prplať sa, šušmať sa ==== Conjugation ==== === References === === Further reading === “babrať”, 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, 2003–2026