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lotati

лотати

lȍtati · /lôtati/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. colloq. (of metal, wires) to solder
    Tata u garaži lota žice na ploči. — Dad is soldering wires to the board in the garage.

In standard and technical language lemiti is usually used. In Serbia the usual colloquial word is letovati (cf. letlampa 'blowtorch'); lotati is less common and more typical of western usage (Croatia, Bosnia).

Synonyms:
lemiti letovati
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jalotam
tilotaš
on/ona/onolota
milotamo
vilotate
oni/one/onalotaju
Past tense: lotao, lotala, lotalo · lotali, lotale
Future: lotaću, lotaćeš, lotaće, lotaćemo, lotaćete, lotaće
Imperative: lotaj
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