Translations for „dáviti“ in the Slovenian » English Dictionary

I . dávi|ti <-m; davil> VB imperf trans

daviti

to strangle

dáviti žrtev/kokoš

to strangle a victim/chicken

kašelj me dávi fig

this cough is killing me

II . dávi|ti VB imperf refl

1. daviti (težko požirati):

daviti

to choke

dáviti se z ribjimi kostmi

to choke on fish bones

2. daviti fig:

dáviti se od smeha

to crack up from laughing

Usage examples with dáviti

dáviti se od smeha

to crack up from laughing

dáviti žrtev/kokoš

to strangle a victim/chicken

dáviti se z ribjimi kostmi

to choke on fish bones

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Slovenian

Pavlek porine volku v usta palico, da se ta začne daviti.

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Laokoont, ki ga davijo kače, obupno skuša oslabiti oprijem, ne da bi gledal svoje umirajoče sinove.

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