recapture russian

• отби́ть

  to repel, to beat off, to fight off, to repulse

  to parry, to return (a ball), to hit back

  to break off, to knock off, to chip off

  to take away, to steal, to win away

  to kill (desire), to put off, to spoil

  to retake, to recapture, to win back

  to tenderize (meat), to beat flat

• отбива́ть

  to repel, to beat off, to parry, to return (a ball)

  to break off, to knock off, to chip off

  to take away, to win away, to win over, to steal (a partner)

  to retake, to recapture

  to take away (the desire), to kill (the appetite), to discourage

  to whet (a scythe), to hammer sharp

• отби́тый

  chipped, broken off, dented

  crazy, insane, deranged, nuts

  beaten off, repulsed, recaptured

• отвоёвываемый

  being reconquered, being won back, being recaptured

• отвоевавший

  having won back, having recaptured, having regained

Examples

• Мы отвоевали крепость после долгой осады.

  We recaptured the fortress after a long siege.

• Армия отвоевала город к весне.

  The army had recaptured the city by spring.

• Отвоевавший город генерал вернулся героем.

  The general who had recaptured the city returned a hero.

• Отвоевавший позиции отряд получил приказ отступить.

  The unit that had recaptured the positions was ordered to retreat.

• Отвоёванная крепость стала символом победы.

  The recaptured fortress became a symbol of victory.

• Город, отвоёвываемый партизанами, был почти разрушен.

  The city being recaptured by the partisans was almost completely destroyed.