propasti
пропасти/prǒpasti/ · perfective · impf.: propadati
RuVERB
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(of a plan, deal) to fail; to fall throughDogovor je propao u poslednjem trenutku. — The deal fell through at the last moment.Svi naši planovi za leto su propali. — All our summer plans fell through.
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to be ruined; to go bankrupt; to collapseMnoge male firme su propale zbog krize. — Many small businesses went under because of the crisis.Rimsko carstvo je propalo pre mnogo vekova. — The Roman Empire collapsed many centuries ago.
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to fall through; to sinkDečak je propao kroz led na jezeru. — The boy fell through the ice on the lake.
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(of food, time) to go bad; to go to wastePola voća nam je propalo dok smo bili na putu. — Half of our fruit went bad while we were away.
The imperfective counterpart is propadati.
Synonyms:
bankrotirati
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | propadnem |
| ti | propadneš |
| on/ona/ono | propadne |
| mi | propadnemo |
| vi | propadnete |
| oni/one/ona | propadnu |
Past (masc.): propao
Imperative: propadni
Antonyms:
uspeti
Expressions
- propasti u zemlju — to wish the ground would swallow one up