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istovariti

истоварити

istòvariti · /istǒʋariti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. to unload
    Radnici su istovarili kamion za pola sata. — The workers unloaded the truck in half an hour.
    Pomozi mi da istovarim stvari iz kola. — Help me unload the stuff from the car.
  2. colloq. (of a person) to drop off
    Istovario me je ispred zgrade i odjurio. — He dropped me off in front of the building and sped off.
  3. colloq. (work, problems onto someone) to dump; to offload
    Šef je sav posao istovario na mene. — The boss dumped all the work on me.

Of a person (sense 2) the word is colloquial and sounds humorous or dismissive, as if the passenger were unloaded like cargo; the neutral verbs are ostaviti, iskrcati. In the figurative sense (sense 3) svaliti or natovariti posao na nekoga is more usual; for feelings ('to take it out on someone') Serbian uses istresti se na nekoga.

Synonyms:
iskrcati rastovariti
Antonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaistovarim
tiistovariš
on/ona/onoistovari
miistovarimo
viistovarite
oni/one/onaistovare
Past tense: istovario, istovarila, istovarilo · istovarili, istovarile
Future: istovariću, istovarićeš, istovariće, istovarićemo, istovarićete, istovariće
Imperative: istovari
AI Updated 29 October 2026