разбивать

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rəzbʲɪˈvatʲ]

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Verb

разбива́ть • (razbivátʹ) impf (perfective разби́ть)

1. break, crash, crush, smash, shatter

   разбивать чьи-л. аргументы ― razbivatʹ čʹi-l. argumenty ― to demolish someone's arguments

   разбивать вдребезги ― razbivatʹ vdrebezgi ― to knock to pieces, to smash into smithereens, to shatter, to make matchwood of something

2. defeat, beat, smash

   разбивать наголову ― razbivatʹ nagolovu ― to crush., to wipe out

3. divide, break/down)
4. lay out (park), mark out
5. pitch (a tent), set up (a tent or a camp)
6. a body part knock, hurt badly, break, fracture, damage severely
7. polygraphy space out