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crta

црта

cȑta · /t͡sr̩̂ta/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. line
    Nacrtaj ravnu crtu pomoću lenjira. — Draw a straight line with a ruler.
    Ne prelazi punu crtu na putu! — Don't cross the solid line on the road!
  2. (of face, character) trait; feature
    Ima očeve crte lica. — He has his father's features.
    Tvrdoglavost je njena glavna crta. — Stubbornness is her main trait.
  3. (in punctuation) dash
    Pre upravnog govora stavlja se crta. — A dash goes before direct speech.

A hyphen is usually called crtica, while a dash is crta.

Synonyms:
Expressions
  • podvući crtu — to sum up; to draw a line under
    Kad podvučemo crtu, godina nije bila loša. — All things considered, it wasn't a bad year.
  • u grubim crtama — in broad strokes; roughly
    Objasni mi u grubim crtama šta se desilo. — Explain to me roughly what happened.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.crtacrte
Gen.crtecrta
Dat.crticrtama
Acc.crtucrte
Voc.crtocrte
Ins.crtomcrtama
Loc.crticrtama
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