наврага

Bulgarian

Etymology

Univerbation of на (na) +‎ врага (vraga, “enemy”) (gen. sg.).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnavrɐɡɐ]
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  • Rhymes: -avrɐɡɐ
  • Syllabification(key): на‧вра‧га
  • Hyphenation(key): нав‧ра‧га

Adverb

на́врага • (návraga) (dialectal)

  1. expression of disdain, detachment, aversion: in vain, to hell with
    отива нещо наврага (idiom) ― otiva nešto navraga ― some situation/endeavour goes in vain
    Навраг му "услугите"! (idiom) ― Navrag mu "uslugite"! ― to be fed up of s.o. (literally, “To hell with his "favours"!”)

Alternative forms

  • на́враг (návrag) — gen. pl.
  • до́врага (dóvraga)
  • за́врага (závraga)
  • по́врага (póvraga)

References

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