obstavať

== Slovak == === Etymology === From ob- +‎ stavať. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɔpstavac/, [ˈɔpstaʋac] Rhymes: -avac Hyphenation: ob‧sta‧vať === Verb === obstavať pf (imperfective obstavovať) (transitive) to surround with buildings, to enclose (to border a space or object with construction) Synonyms: obkolesiť, obklopiť, uzavrieť, ohraničiť Mesto sa rozhodlo námestie úplne obstavať modernými bytovkami. ― The city decided to completely surround the square with modern apartment buildings. (transitive, construction) to encase, to wall in, to enclose (to cover an object, such as a fireplace or bathtub, with masonry or cladding) Pred dokončením kúpeľne musíme ešte obstavať vaňu. ― Before finishing the bathroom, we still need to encase the bathtub. (transitive) to add on around, to build an addition around (to attach structural elements around the perimeter of an existing building) Pôvodnú hradnú vežu neskôr obstavali nižšími prístavbami. ― They later added lower annexes around the original castle tower. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “obstavať”, 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