uzvratiti
узвратитиuzvrátiti · perfective · impf.: uzvraćati
VERB
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to return; to reciprocateNasmejala mi se, a ja sam joj uzvratio osmeh. — She smiled at me, and I returned her smile.Kako da ti uzvratim uslugu? — How can I return the favour?
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to hit back; to retaliateUdario ga je, ali on nije uzvratio. — He hit him, but he didn't hit back.Gosti su uzvratili golom u poslednjem minutu. — The visitors hit back with a goal in the last minute.
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to reply; to retort„Nije tvoja stvar“, uzvratila je ljutito. — "It's none of your business," she retorted angrily.
The person is in the dative and the thing returned in the accusative: uzvratiti mu osmeh, uzvratiti poziv.
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Expressions
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uzvratiti istom merom — to pay back in kindVređao me je, pa sam mu uzvratio istom merom. — He insulted me, so I paid him back in kind.
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Updated 13 October 2026