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olabaviti

олабавити

òlabaviti · /ǒlabaʋiti/ · perfective

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VERB
  1. to loosen; to slacken
    Olabavio je kravatu i seo na kauč. — He loosened his tie and sat down on the couch.
    Šraf se olabavio, treba ga pritegnuti. — The screw has come loose; it needs tightening.
  2. (of rules, control) to relax; to ease
    Vlada je olabavila mere protiv epidemije. — The government relaxed the measures against the epidemic.

With se it means to come loose (šraf se olabavio).

Synonyms:
popustiti razlabaviti
Antonyms:
Conjugation, perfective
Present tense
jaolabavim
tiolabaviš
on/ona/onoolabavi
miolabavimo
violabavite
oni/one/onaolabave
Past tense: olabavio, olabavila, olabavilo · olabavili, olabavile
Future: olabaviću, olabavićeš, olabaviće, olabavićemo, olabavićete, olabaviće
Imperative: olabavi
AI Updated 29 October 2026