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odugovlačiti

одуговлачити

odugovláčiti · /oduɡoʋlǎːt͡ʃiti/ · imperfective

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VERB
  1. (+ acc.) to drag out; to prolong
    Vlada namerno odugovlači pregovore. — The government is deliberately dragging out the negotiations.
    Sud već godinama odugovlači postupak. — The court has been dragging out the case for years.
  2. (intransitive or with sa + instr.) to stall; to drag one's feet
    Nemoj da odugovlačiš, odluči se već! — Stop stalling and make up your mind!
    Majstor već mesec dana odugovlači sa poslom. — The repairman has been dragging his feet on the job for a month.

Without a direct object it usually takes "sa + instr.": odugovlačiti sa odlukom.

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Conjugation, imperfective
Present tense
jaodugovlačim
tiodugovlačiš
on/ona/onoodugovlači
miodugovlačimo
viodugovlačite
oni/one/onaodugovlače
Past tense: odugovlačio, odugovlačila, odugovlačilo · odugovlačili, odugovlačile
Future: odugovlačiću, odugovlačićeš, odugovlačiće, odugovlačićemo, odugovlačićete, odugovlačiće
Imperative: odugovlači
AI Updated 29 September 2026