False Friends in Slavic Languages
Croatian ‘baviti se’
The database knows following meanings of the Croatian word ‘baviti se’:
- to be interested in
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The database has information related to this term for Bulgarian, Czech, Polish, Slovak and Slovenian.
Croatian ‘baviti se’:
- The Croatian meaning ‘to be interested in’ is shared by Polish bawić się, Slovak bavit and Slovenian baviti.
- The meaning ‘to talk’ (not present in Croatian ‘baviti se’) is attested in Czech bavit.
- The meaning ‘to enjoy’ (not present in Croatian ‘baviti se’) is attested in Czech bavit, Polish bawić się and Slovak bavit.
- The meaning ‘to occupy oneself with’ (not present in Croatian ‘baviti se’) is attested in Slovenian baviti se.
- The meaning ‘to entertain’ (not present in Croatian ‘baviti se’) is attested in Czech bavit.
- The meaning ‘to slow down’ (not present in Croatian ‘baviti se’) is attested in Bulgarian бавя.
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to talk | to be interested in | to enjoy | to occupy oneself with | to entertain | to slow down | |
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Meanings | to talk | to be interested in | to enjoy | to occupy oneself with | to entertain | to slow down |