обезглавя

Bulgarian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [obɛzɡɫɐˈvʲɤ̟]

Verb

обезглавя́ • (obezglavjá) pf (imperfective обезглавя́вам)

  1. (transitive) to behead, to decapitate
    Беше обвинен в измяна и обезглавен.
    Beše obvinen v izmjana i obezglaven.
    He was charged with treason and beheaded.
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to remove the leader of an organization, to deprive of leadership, to destroy the brain-centre of
    Много арести обезглавяват мафията.
    Mnogo aresti obezglavjavat mafijata.
    Many mafia bosses are being arrested.
    (literally, “Many arrests are beheading the mafia.”)

Conjugation

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