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mleti

млети

mlȅti · /mlêti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. to grind; to mill; to mince
    Baka svako jutro melje kafu u ručnom mlinu. — Grandma grinds coffee in a hand mill every morning.
    Ovaj aparat melje i meso i povrće. — This machine minces both meat and vegetables.
  2. colloq. to blather; to talk nonsense; to go on and on
    Šta to melješ, nisam ja to rekao! — What are you on about, I never said that!
    Ona melje ceo dan o svom poslu. — She goes on about her job all day.

The perfective is samleti; mleveno meso means minced meat.

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Expressions
  • Božji mlinovi melju sporo — the mills of God grind slowly
    Kazniće ga kad-tad, Božji mlinovi melju sporo. — He'll be punished sooner or later; the mills of God grind slowly.
Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jameljem
timelješ
on/ona/onomelje
mimeljemo
vimeljete
oni/one/onamelju
Past tense: mleo, mlela, mlelo · mleli, mlele
Future: mleću, mlećeš, mleće, mlećemo, mlećete, mleće
Imperative: melji
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