свия

Bulgarian

Etymology

с- (s-) + ви́я (víja)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈsvijə]

Verb

сви́я (svíja) pf (imperfective сви́вам)

  1. (transitive) to bend
  2. (transitive) to fold
  3. (transitive) to wrap
  4. (transitive) to roll
  5. (transitive) to weave
  6. to build (a nest)
  7. to purse (one's lips)
  8. to clench (one's hands into a fist)
  9. (colloquial) to pinch
  10. to shrink (a garment)
  11. (transitive) to reduce (in quantity)
  12. (intransitive) to turn (in some direction)
  13. (colloquial, intransitive) to set in (e.g. of cold weather)
  14. to cause (someone) pain (of a body part)
  15. (reflexive, intransitive) (~ се) to shrink
  16. (reflexive, intransitive) (~ се) to curl up
  17. (reflexive) (~ се) to huddle
  18. (reflexive) (~ се) to bend down, to stoop
  19. (reflexive) (~ се) to writhe (from pain)
  20. (reflexive) (~ се) to tighten (of a body part), to furrow (of eyebrows), etc.
  21. (reflexive) (~ се) to cower (from fear)
  22. (reflexive, figuratively, colloquial) (~ се) to be stingy
  23. (reflexive, figuratively) (~ се) to economize, to get by with little money]]
  24. (reflexive, figuratively, colloquial) (~ се) to live in a cramped space
  25. (reflexive) (~ се) to plummet, to fall

Conjugation

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.