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baliti

балити

bȁliti · /bâliti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. colloq. to drool; to snivel
    Beba bali jer joj rastu zubi. — The baby is drooling because she's teething.
    Pas je balio gledajući meso na stolu. — The dog was drooling as it stared at the meat on the table.
  2. colloq. (of speech) to talk rubbish; to babble nonsense
    Šta bališ, nije tako bilo! — What are you babbling about, that's not how it happened!
    Nemoj da bališ gluposti pred decom. — Don't talk rubbish in front of the kids.
  3. colloq. (baliti za + instrumental) to drool over; to be crazy about
    Svi momci u razredu bale za njom. — All the boys in the class drool over her.
    Već mesecima bali za tim novim telefonom. — He's been drooling over that new phone for months.
Synonyms:
sliniti trabunjati lupetati
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jabalim
tibališ
on/ona/onobali
mibalimo
vibalite
oni/one/onabale
Past tense: balio, balila, balilo · balili, balile
Future: baliću, balićeš, baliće, balićemo, balićete, baliće
Imperative: bali
AI Updated 29 October 2026