pucati
пуцати/pûtsati/ · imperfective · pf.: puknuti
RuVERB
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to shoot; to fireNoćas su neki pucali ispred zgrade. — Someone was shooting outside the building last night.Igrač puca na gol, ali promašuje. — The player shoots at goal but misses.
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to crack; to burst; to splitZimi mi pucaju usne od hladnoće. — In winter my lips crack from the cold.Cevi pucaju kad je jak mraz. — Pipes burst when there's a hard frost.
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(of a view) to open up; to stretch outSa terase puca pogled na celu Beograd. — The terrace offers a view over all of Belgrade.
To shoot at someone is pucati na + acc.: pucati na metu.
Synonyms:
prskati
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | pucam |
| ti | pucaš |
| on/ona/ono | puca |
| mi | pucamo |
| vi | pucate |
| oni/one/ona | pucaju |
Past (masc.): pucao
Imperative: pucaj
Expressions
- puca mi prsluk — I couldn't care less
- pucati od zdravlja — to be bursting with health