отбива́ть

uncommon #9189

verbimperfective perfective is отби́ть

1.
to repel, to beat off, to parry, to return (a ball)
Врата́рь ло́вко отбива́ет мяч.
The goalkeeper deftly returns the ball.
Used of attacks, blows and, in sport, of balls.
2.
to break off, to knock off, to chip off
Он молотко́м отбива́л штукату́рку от стены.
He was knocking the plaster off the wall with a hammer.
3.
to take away, to win away, to win over, to steal (a partner)
Она́ отбива́ет клие́нтов у конкуре́нтов.
She is winning customers away from her competitors.
Typically with у кого-либо: a partner, customers, attention.
4.
to retake, to recapturemilitary
На́ши войска отбива́ли го́род у врага́.
Our troops were retaking the city from the enemy.
5.
to take away (the desire), to kill (the appetite), to discourage
Така́я пого́да отбива́ет всякую охо́ту гуля́ть.
Weather like this kills any desire to go for a walk.
Chiefly in отбивать охоту/аппетит у кого-либо.
6.
(rare) to whet (a scythe), to hammer sharpagriculture
Дед ка́ждое у́тро отбива́л косу́.
Grandfather whetted his scythe every morning.

Examples

Часы отбивали мерный ритм каждую минуту.
The clock struck a steady rhythm every minute.
Такая оглупляющая работа отбивает всякое желание думать.
Such a stultifying job destroys any desire to think.
Мяч отбивали игроки обеих команд.
Players from both teams were hitting the ball.
Мы отбивали лопатой примёрзший к земле лёд.
We chipped away at the ice frozen to the ground with a shovel.
Он часто отбивает мяч ракеткой.
He often hits the ball with a racket.
Войска сумели отбивать атаки противника всю ночь.
The troops managed to repel the enemy's attacks all night.
Такой расхолаживающий тон отбивает всякое желание работать.
Such a demoralizing tone destroys any desire to work.

Imperative
ты	отбива́й
вы	отбива́йте

Active present	отбива́ющий	repelling, deflecting, reflecting, parrying
Active past	отбива́вший	repelling, warding off, fending off, parrying
Passive present	отбива́емый	repellable, fended off, parried, deflectable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	отбива́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	отбивав отбивавши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
вбива́ть	в-	to drive in
взбивать	вз-	to beat; to fluff up
выбива́ть	вы-	to knock out; to beat out (dust); to carve; to drive out; to wangle
добива́ть	до-	to finish off; to crush

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