odbijati

одбијати

/odbǐːjati/ · imperfective · pf.: odbiti

VERB

to refuse; to decline; to turn down

Dete stalno odbija da jede povrće. — The child keeps refusing to eat vegetables.

Oni uporno odbijaju svaku ponudu. — They stubbornly turn down every offer.
to fend off; to repel; to deflect

Golman odbija svaki šut na gol. — The goalkeeper deflects every shot on goal.
(of a person, behaviour) to put off; to repel

Njegova arogancija odbija ljude od njega. — His arrogance puts people off.
(of money) to deduct; to dock

Firma mu svaki mesec odbija kredit od plate. — The company deducts his loan from his salary every month.
(odbijati se + od) to bounce off; to reflect

Lopta se odbija od zida. — The ball bounces off the wall.

Svetlost se odbija od površine vode. — Light reflects off the surface of the water.

In the sense "refuse" it often takes da + verb: odbija da dođe; the perfective is odbiti.

Synonyms:

odbacivati uskraćivati odvraćati oduzimati

Forms

Past (masc.): odbijao

Imperative: odbijaj

Antonyms: pristajati