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britva

бритва

brȉtva · /brîtʋa/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. straight razor; razor
    Moj deda se i dalje brije britvom. — My grandfather still shaves with a straight razor.
    Berberin je naoštrio britvu pre brijanja. — The barber sharpened the razor before the shave.
  2. folding knife; pocketknife
    Izvadio je britvu iz džepa i presekao kanap. — He took a pocketknife out of his pocket and cut the string.

An ordinary safety or electric razor is usually called «brijač».

Expressions
  • oštar kao britva — razor-sharp
    Ima jezik oštar kao britva. — She has a razor-sharp tongue.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.britvabritve
Gen.britvebritava
Dat.britvibritvama
Acc.britvubritve
Voc.britvobritve
Ins.britvombritvama
Loc.britvibritvama
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