отби́ть

uncommon #7448

verbperfective imperfective is отбива́ть

1.
to repel, to beat off, to fight off, to repulsemilitary
На́ши солда́ты отби́ли ата́ку.
Our soldiers beat off the attack.
of an attack or assault
2.
to parry, to return (a ball), to hit backsports
Врата́рь отби́л мяч руко́й.
The goalkeeper parried the ball with his hand.
3.
to break off, to knock off, to chip off
Я случа́йно отби́ла ру́чку у ча́шки.
I accidentally broke the handle off the cup.
4.
to take away, to steal, to win away
Он отби́л у дру́га де́вушку.
He stole his friend's girlfriend.
colloquial
5.
to kill (desire), to put off, to spoil
Э́тот учи́тель отби́л у меня́ вся́кое жела́ние учи́ться.
That teacher killed any desire I had to study.
colloquial; with желание, аппетит, охоту
6.
to retake, to recapture, to win backmilitary
Войска отби́ли го́род у врага́.
The troops recaptured the city from the enemy.
7.
to tenderize (meat), to beat flatcooking
Отбе́й мя́со пе́ред жаркой.
Tenderize the meat before frying it.

Examples

В би́тве при Верде́не францу́зские войска отби́ли ата́ку не́мцев.
At the Battle of Verdun, French forces stopped a German attack.
Он подал подкрученный мяч, и соперник не успел отбить.
He served a spinning ball, and his opponent did not have time to return it.
Отби́ть смэш над голово́й — один из сложне́йших уда́ров в профессиона́льном те́ннисе.
Returning an overhead smash is one of the most difficult shots in professional tennis.
Мои́ родители отби́ли у меня охоту путеше́ствовать.
My parents discouraged me from traveling.
Фехтующий спортсмен ловко отбил удар соперника.
The fencer deftly parried his opponent’s attack.
Он подал кручёный мяч, и я не отбил.
He threw a curveball, and I couldn’t hit it.
Обороняющийся вратарь ловко отбил мяч.
The defending goalkeeper deftly blocked the ball.
Он упал на льду и отбил себе сраку.
He fell on the ice and bruised his ass.

Imperative
ты	отбе́й
вы	отбе́йте

Active present	-
Active past	отби́вший	having repelled, having beaten off, having fended off
Passive present	-
Passive past	отби́тый	chipped, broken off, dented
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	отби́в отбивши	while doing (past)

битьto beat; to defeat; to smash; to strike (of a clock); to gush; to shoot
verbimperfective
вбитьto drive in
verbperfective
уби́тьto kill; to kill (time)
verbperfective
би́тьсяto fight; to beat; to struggle; to knock against
verbimperfective
взбитьto beat; to fluff up
verbperfective

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(Derived from бить.)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
отби́ть	от-	to repel; to parry; to break off; to take away; to kill (desire); to retake; to tenderize (meat)
отби́ться	от-	to fight off; to stray (from a group); to get out of (a duty)

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