Fixed wishes and curses (živio!, dabogda...)

QuestionAnswer
hopefully (in curses/wishes) / may God grant that
dabogda
May you find happiness!
Dabogda našao sreću!
May you live a hundred years!
Živjeli sto godina!
to fail / to perish
propasti
May your plan fail!
Dabogda propao tvoj plan!
Neither he nor his brother failed.
Ni on ni njegov brat nisu propali.
to rest
počivati
Rest in peace, dear friend!
Počivao u miru, dragi prijatelju!
The old king rested in the castle.
Stari kralj je počivao u dvorcu.
newlyweds
mladenci
Long live the newlyweds!
Živjeli mladenci!
We bought a gift for the newlyweds.
Kupili smo poklon za mladence.
wedding reception
svadba
We sang and danced at the wedding reception.
Pjevali smo i plesali na svadbi.
There were many people with gifts at the wedding reception.
Na svadbi je bilo puno ljudi s poklonima.
toast
zdravica
This is my toast for you!
Ovo je moja zdravica za vas!
He raised his glass for the toast.
Podignuo je čašu za zdravicu.
to burst / to snap
puknuti
rage / anger
bijes
May you burst from rage!
Dabogda pukao od bijesa!
That old window suddenly broke.
Onaj stari prozor odjednom je pukao.
He was shaking from rage.
Drhtao je od bijesa.
I got scared of his rage.
Uplašio sam se njegovog bijesa.
hell
pakao
May you burn in hell!
Dabogda izgorio u paklu!
This job is a real hell without you.
Ovaj posao je pravi pakao bez tebe.
to get well / to recover
ozdraviti
May you get well for us as soon as possible!
Ozdravio nam što prije!
I hope that you will get well quickly.
Nadam se da ćeš brzo ozdraviti.
to curse (imperfective)
kleti
He curses his fate because of the misfortune.
Kune svoju sudbinu zbog nesreće.
Don't curse in front of the children.
Nemoj kleti pred djecom.
to hell (with it)!
kvragu
Damn it, I lost the key again!
Kvragu, opet sam izgubio ključ!
Go to hell!
Idi kvragu!

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