prebiť

== Slovak == === Etymology === From pre- + biť. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /prebic/, [ˈprebic] Rhymes: -ebic Hyphenation: pre‧biť === Verb === prebiť pf (imperfective prebíjať) (transitive) to punch through, to break through, to pierce (to make a hole or opening by force or impact) Synonyms: preraziť, prevŕtať čelom múr neprebiješ ― it's like banging your head against a brick wall (literally, “you won't break through a wall with your forehead”) povedz pravdu, prebiješ hlavu ― honesty can lead to trouble (literally, “tell the truth and you'll break your head”) Robotník musel prebiť široký otvor do hrubej betónovej steny. ― The worker had to punch a hole through a thick concrete wall. (transitive) to overpower, to drown out (to overcome something with greater intensity, such as sound or light) Synonyms: prekonať, prehlušiť Hlasný smiech detí v momente prebil hluk televízora v obývačke. ― The children's loud laughter immediately overpowered the noise of the TV in the living room. (transitive) to trump, to beat (in card games: to play a card of higher value or a trump card) Synonyms: biť, prekonať V poslednom kole sa mu podarilo prebiť moju osmičku tromfovým esom. ― In the last round, he managed to trump my eight with a trump ace. (reflexive with sa) to break through, to fight through (to force one's way through an obstacle or an enemy line) Synonyms: prebojovať, pretlačiť Zvyšok vojakov sa nakoniec úspešne prebil z nepriateľského obkľúčenia. ― The rest of the soldiers eventually successfully broke through the enemy encirclement. (reflexive with sa, figurative) to make one's way, to succeed (to overcome life's obstacles and achieve success or a career goal) Synonyms: presadiť, uspieť Napriek chudobným pomerom sa usilovný chlapec v živote prebil až na vrchol. ― Despite poor conditions, the hardworking boy made his way to the top in life. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “prebiť”, 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