oboriti

оборити

/obǒriti/ · perfective · impf.: obarati

VERB

to knock down; to bring down; to fell

Vetar je oborio staro drvo u parku. — The wind knocked down an old tree in the park.

Oborio je čašu sa stola. — He knocked the glass off the table.
(of a government) to overthrow; to topple

Protesti su oborili vladu. — The protests brought down the government.
(of a record, argument) to break; to disprove

Oborila je svetski rekord na sto metara. — She broke the world record in the 100 metres.

Advokat je lako oborio njegovu tvrdnju. — The lawyer easily refuted his claim.
(of a price, one's gaze) to lower; to cut; to cast down

Prodavac je oborio cenu za hiljadu dinara. — The seller cut the price by a thousand dinars.

Oborila je pogled i ćutala. — She lowered her eyes and said nothing.
colloq. (of an exam) to fail

Profesor me je oborio na usmenom. — The professor failed me on the oral exam.

The imperfective is obarati.

Synonyms:

srušiti svrgnuti opovrgnuti sniziti

Forms

Past (masc.): oborio

Imperative: obori

Antonyms: podići

Expressions