zavarati
заваратиzàvarati · /zǎʋarati/ · perfective
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(+ acc.) to mislead; to deceive; to foolLopov je zavarao policiju i pobegao. — The thief fooled the police and got away.Promenio je pravac da bi zavarao trag. — He changed direction to throw them off his trail.
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(zavarati se) to be fooled; to be deceivedNemoj da se zavaraš njegovim lepim rečima. — Don't be fooled by his nice words.
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(of hunger) to stave off hungerPojeo sam jabuku da zavaram glad do ručka. — I ate an apple to stave off hunger until lunch.
The imperfective is zavaravati; ne zavaravajmo se means "let's not kid ourselves".
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zavarati trag — to cover one's tracks; to throw someone off the scentLopovi su promenili auto da bi zavarali trag. — The thieves switched cars to throw the police off the scent.
Conjugation, perfective
| Present tense | |
|---|---|
| ja | zavaram |
| ti | zavaraš |
| on/ona/ono | zavara |
| mi | zavaramo |
| vi | zavarate |
| oni/one/ona | zavaraju |
Past tense: zavarao, zavarala, zavaralo · zavarali, zavarale
Future: zavaraću, zavaraćeš, zavaraće, zavaraćemo, zavaraćete, zavaraće
Imperative: zavaraj
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Updated 16 October 2026