pribiť

== Slovak == === Etymology === From pri- + biť. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /pribic/, [ˈpribic] Rhymes: -ibic Hyphenation: pri‧biť === Verb === pribiť pf (imperfective pribíjať) (transitive) to nail, to fasten (to attach something using nails or a hammer) Synonyms: priklincovať, pripevniť stáť ako pribitý ― to stand motionless (literally, “to stand as if nailed”) mať oči pribité o niečo ― to look intently at something (literally, “to have eyes nailed about something”) Mladý tesár opatrne pribil uvoľnenú latu na starý plot. ― The young carpenter carefully nailed the loose slat onto the old fence. Vojaci v staroveku niekedy pribili odsúdených zločincov na kríž. ― Soldiers in ancient times sometimes nailed convicted criminals to a cross. (transitive, rare) to moor, to fasten to the shore (to bring a raft or a boat to the bank and secure it) Synonyms: pripevniť, priraziť Pltník musel silno udrieť bidlom, aby pribil ťažkú plť k brehu. ― The rafter had to strike hard with the pole to fasten the heavy raft to the shore. ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “pribiť”, 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