savladati

1. (a difficulty, fear) to overcome; to surmount
   Konačno sam savladala strah od letenja. — I've finally overcome my fear of flying.
   Savladali smo sve prepreke na putu. — We overcame all the obstacles along the way.
2. (a language, skill) to master; to learn
   Za godinu dana je savladao srpski jezik. — He mastered Serbian in a year.
   Moraš prvo savladati osnove. — You have to master the basics first.
3. (an opponent, enemy) to defeat; to beat
   Partizan je savladao Zvezdu sa dva gola razlike. — Partizan beat Zvezda by two goals.
   Policija je savladala napadača. — The police overpowered the attacker.
4. (savladati se) to restrain oneself; to control oneself
   Jedva sam se savladao da ne zaplačem. — I barely managed to stop myself from crying.
5. (of fatigue, sleep, emotion) to overcome; to overwhelm
   Savladao ga je umor. — He was overcome by fatigue.

Takes the accusative: savladati strah, savladati jezik; the imperfective is savladavati.