Russian

Verb

разби́ть • ‎(razbítʹ) pf ‎(imperfective разбива́ть)

1. to break, crash, crush, smash, shatter

   разби́ть чью-либо жизнь‎ ― razbítʹ čʹju-libo žiznʹ ― to ruin someone's life

   разби́ть чьи-либо аргуме́нты‎ ― razbítʹ čʹi-libo arguménty ― to demolish someone's arguments

   разби́ть вдре́безги‎ ― razbítʹ vdrébezgi ― to knock to pieces, to smash into smithereens, to shatter, to make matchwood of something

2. to defeat, beat, smash

   разби́ть на́голову‎ ― razbítʹ nágolovu ― to crush, to wipe out, to rout

3. to divide, break down
4. to lay out (park), mark out
5. to pitch (a tent), to set up (a tent or a camp)
6. to knock, hurt badly, break, fracture, damage severely (a body part)
7. (polygraphy) to space out

Conjugation

Related terms

• разбитной ‎(razbitnoj)
• разби́тый ‎(razbítyj)