spaliti
спалити/spǎːliti/ · perfective
RuVERB
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(+ acc.) to burn; to burn downSpalio je sva njena stara pisma. — He burned all her old letters.Požar je spalio celu šumu. — The fire burned down the whole forest.
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(of sun or frost) to scorch; to searSunce mi je spalilo leđa na plaži. — The sun scorched my back at the beach.
Don't confuse it with zapaliti 'to light, set fire to': spaliti means to destroy by fire; the imperfective is spaljivati.
Synonyms:
sagoreti
izgoreti
Forms
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | spalim |
| ti | spališ |
| on/ona/ono | spali |
| mi | spalimo |
| vi | spalite |
| oni/one/ona | spale |
Past (masc.): spalio
Imperative: spali
Antonyms:
ugasiti
Expressions
- spaliti sve mostove — to burn one's bridges