пробивать

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prəbʲɪˈvatʲ]

Verb

пробива́ть • (probivátʹ) impf (perfective проби́ть)

1. to punch out

   пробива́ть дыру

   probivátʹ dyru

   to make/punch/pierce a hole

   пробива́ть биле́т

   probivátʹ bilét

   to punch/cancel a ticket

2. to pierce, go (through)
3. to break (through)

   пробива́ть стену

   probivátʹ stenu

   break through a wall

4. to make (a road, a tunnel)

   пробива́ть тунне́ль

   probivátʹ tunnɛ́lʹ

   to make a tunnel

   пробива́ть дорогу

   probivátʹ dorogu

   to break a way

5. (colloquial) to issue a check/chit
6. (colloquial) to pay to the cashier
7. (colloquial) to press (for), push (for), struggle (for), win, bring off, put across

   пробива́ть разреше́ние

   probivátʹ razrešénije

   to struggle to obtain permission

   пробива́ть сниже́ние налогов

   probivátʹ snižénije nalogov

   to push for taxes to be reduced