premostiti

1. (of difficulties, differences) to bridge; to overcome
   Teško je premostiti jaz između generacija. — It's hard to bridge the generation gap.
   Uspeli smo da premostimo sve nesuglasice. — We managed to overcome all our disagreements.
2. (of a period of time) to tide over; to get through
   Pozajmica će nam pomoći da premostimo period do plate. — The loan will help tide us over until payday.
3. (a river, gap) to bridge; to span
   Reku su premostili za samo dve godine. — They bridged the river in just two years.

The imperfective is premošćavati.