Verbs of boundaries and separation (do-, od-)

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to arrive (by traveling)
doputovati
to depart
otputovati
My brother arrived from America, and my sister departed for Germany.
Moj brat je doputovao iz Amerike, a sestra je otputovala u Njemačku.
He did not give up on the trip, even though he arrived late at night.
Nije odustao od puta, iako je doputovao kasno noću.
I will work from Monday to Friday, and then I will depart alone.
Radit ću od ponedjeljka do petka, a onda ću otputovati sam.
to swim up to
doplivati
to swim away
otplivati
The dog swam up to me, and then it quickly swam away.
Pas je doplivao do mene, a onda je brzo otplivao.
She swam up to the shore full of people.
Doplivala je do obale pune ljudi.
She swam away to another island by herself.
Sama je otplivala na drugi otok.
to cut off
odrezati
to take away
odnijeti
The waiter cut off a piece of cake and took it away to the guest.
Konobar je odrezao komad torte i odnio ga gostu.
She cut off a piece of cheese full of flavor.
Odrezala je komad sira punog okusa.
to run up to
dotrčati
The boy ran up to the table and took away my bag.
Dječak je dotrčao do stola i odnio moju torbu.
to push away
odgurnuti
The little girl ran up to her brother and pushed him away.
Djevojčica je dotrčala do brata i odgurnula ga.
to become boring
dosaditi
She pushed the book away because the story quickly became boring to her.
Odgurnula je knjigu jer joj je priča brzo dosadila.
to drag away
odvući
The movie became boring to me, so I dragged my friend out of the cinema.
Film mi je dosadio, pa sam odvukao prijatelja iz kina.
They dragged the heavy table away from the wall to the window.
Odvukli su teški stol od zida do prozora.

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