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provala

провала

prȍvala · /prôʋala/ · fem.

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NOUN
  1. burglary; break-in
    Prošle noći je bila provala u našoj zgradi. — There was a break-in in our building last night.
    Prijavili smo provalu policiji. — We reported the burglary to the police.
  2. (of weather, emotions) burst; outburst
    Nije mogao da obuzda provalu besa. — He couldn't hold back an outburst of rage.
  3. colloq. a riot; something hilarious; wisecrack; funny remark; verbal blunder
    Ovaj snimak je prava provala! — This video is an absolute riot!
    Kakva provala, umrla sam od smeha. — That's hilarious, I nearly died laughing.
    Njegova provala na sastanku nasmejala je sve. — His blunder at the meeting had everyone laughing.

For a break-in, use provala u + accusative: provala u stan.

Synonyms:
obijanje
Expressions
  • provala oblaka — cloudburst
    Posle provale oblaka ulice su bile pod vodom. — After the cloudburst, the streets were flooded.
Declension, fem.
singularplural
Nom.provalaprovale
Gen.provaleprovala
Dat.provaliprovalama
Acc.provaluprovale
Voc.provaloprovale
Ins.provalomprovalama
Loc.provaliprovalama
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