odreći
одрећи/ǒdret͡ɕi/ · perfective · impf.: odricati
RuVERB
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(odreći se + gen.) to give up; to renounce; to waiveOdrekao se pušenja pre dve godine. — He gave up smoking two years ago.Sestra se odrekla nasledstva u korist brata. — The sister renounced her inheritance in favour of her brother.
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(of a person, odreći se + gen.) to disownOtac se odrekao sina zbog tog braka. — The father disowned his son because of that marriage.
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formal (someone something) to deny; to refuseNiko mu ne može odreći pravo na odbranu. — No one can deny him the right to a defence.
In the sense 'to give up something' it is reflexive and takes the genitive: odreći se + gen. (odreći se slatkiša).
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | odreknem |
| ti | odrekneš |
| on/ona/ono | odrekne |
| mi | odreknemo |
| vi | odreknete |
| oni/one/ona | odreknu |
Past (masc.): odrekao
Imperative: odrekni