сбива́ть

uncommon #6529

verbimperfective perfective is сбить

1.
to knock off, to knock down, to strike down
Де́ти сбива́ют гру́ши с де́рева.
The children are knocking pears off the tree.
Typically with с + genitive for the surface something is knocked off.
2.
to shoot down, to bring down
Охо́тникам нра́вилось сбива́ть у́ток на ле́ту.
The hunters liked shooting ducks on the wing.
Of planes birds etc.
3.
to run over, to knock down (with a vehicle)
На э́том перекрёстке ча́сто сбива́ют пешехо́дов.
Pedestrians often get run over at this crossing.
4.
to whip, to beat, to churncooking
Она́ сбива́ет сли́вки для то́рта.
She is whipping cream for the cake.
Of cream eggs butter.
5.
to confuse, to muddle, to throw off
Не сбива́й меня́ с то́лку!
Don't confuse me!
Usually in сбивать с толку.
6.
to lead astray, to divert
Плохи́е друзья́ сбива́ют его́ с пути́.
Bad friends are leading him astray.
Usually in сбивать с пути.

Examples

Дети сбивали сосульки палкой
The children knocked down icicles with a stick.
Его юродивость многих сбивала с толку.
His foolish behavior confused many people.
Бабушка сбивала масло в старой маслобойке.
Grandma churned butter in an old butter churn.
Вас когда-нибудь сбива́ла маши́на?
Have you ever been run over?
Дороги, переплетавшиеся в старом городе, сбивали туристов с пути.
The roads that intertwined in the old city confused tourists and caused them to lose their way.
Э́то сильно сбива́ет меня с толку.
This really confuses me!
Грамма́тика сбива́ет с толку.
Grammar is confusing.
Тебя когда-нибудь сбива́ла маши́на?
Have you ever been run over?
Обрывность его рассказа сбивала слушателей с толку.
The abruptness of his story confused the listeners.
Я не сбива́л Тома.
I didn't run Tom over.

Imperative
ты	сбива́й
вы	сбива́йте

Active present	сбива́ющий	knocking down, knocking off, throwing off
Active past	сбива́вший	knocking down, felling, bringing down, throwing off (balance)
Passive present	сбива́емый	capable of being shot down, interceptable
Passive past	-
Gerund present	сбива́я	while doing (present)
Gerund past	сбивав сбива́вши	while doing (past)

Verb	Prefix	Meaning
сбива́ть	-	to knock off; to shoot down; to run over; to whip; to confuse; to lead astray
сбива́ться	-	to lose one's way; to get confused; to huddle together; to slip out of place

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