бия |
1. v. to beat, to thrash (to hit repeatedly) | |
В сиропиталището децата са били редовно бити. - At the orphanage the children were regularly beaten. | |
Дъждът биеше по прозорците. - The rain was beating against the windows. | |
2. v. to shoot (to hunt and kill animals) | |
3. v. (intransitive) to fire, to shell (to shoot at) | |
4. v. to beat, to ring, to throb (to strike or pound repeatedly, usually in some sort of rhythm) | |
бия барабани - to beat drums | |
Сърцето му все още бие. - His heart is still beating. | |
Църковните камбани биха на Коледа. - The church bells rang at Christmas. | |
5. v. to whip, to whisk, to churn (to mix food in a rapid aerating fashion) | |
бия белтъци - to whisk egg whites | |
бия мляко, за да направя масло - to churn milk in order to make butter | |
6. v. to strike (to hit or kick a ball) | |
бия наказателен удар - to perform a penalty kick | |
7. v. to beat, to win (to defeat somebody) | |
Той ме би на шах. - He beat me at chess. | |
Ян с лекота би Джон на тенис. - Jan had little trouble beating John in tennis. | |
8. v. (intransitive) to try to say something in an indirect way | |
Не разбирам на къде биеш. - I don't know what you're driving at. | |
9. v. (intransitive, of a colour) to have a particular tint | |
нещо бие на синьо - something has a bluish tint | |
10. v. (intransitive) to shine very brightly and unpleasantly, blindingly | |
Лампата бие в очите ми. - The lamp is shining in my eyes blinding me. | |