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Russian
Etymology
при- (pri-) + бить (bitʹ)
Pronunciation
Verb
приби́ть • (pribítʹ) pf (imperfective прибива́ть)
- to nail down (to attach with a nail)
- to move, to drive somewhere (of the wind or water)
- to press to the ground (by an impact or by wind or water)
- (colloquial) to kill
2011, Виктор Пелевин, S.N.U.F.F.; English translation from Andrew Bromfield, transl., S.N.U.F.F., 2014:— Пошли наверх, — сказала она, — пока я его не прибила. Хоть рожу умою. А то замучилась носить этот траур по мечте.- — Pošli naverx, — skazala ona, — poka ja jevo ne pribila. Xotʹ rožu umoju. A to zamučilasʹ nositʹ etot traur po mečte.
- ‘Let’s go upstairs,’ she said, ‘before I’ve finished him off. I’ll wash my face at least. I’m sick and tired of going around in mourning for a dream.’
Conjugation
Conjugation of приби́ть (class 11b perfective transitive)