bosti

бости

/bǒsti/ · imperfective

VERB

(of a needle, thorn, fabric) to prick; to sting; to be scratchy

Ovaj vuneni džemper me užasno bode. — This wool sweater is really scratchy.

Pazi, ruža bode! — Careful, the rose has thorns!
(with a knife, weapon) to stab

U filmu ubica bode žrtvu nožem. — In the film the killer stabs the victim with a knife.
(of a horned animal) to butt; to gore

Ne prilazi kozi, ona bode. — Don't go near the goat, it butts.
(of pain, impersonal) to have a stabbing pain

Bode me u grudima kad duboko udahnem. — I get a stabbing pain in my chest when I breathe deeply.

For a single prick or sting the perfective ubosti is usually used: pčela me je ubola.

Synonyms:

ubadati

Forms

Past (masc.): bo

Imperative: bodi

Expressions