A balote źviźju i padodu.
And the bullets whistle and fall.
3,035 attested Komiža sentences — from the dictionaries, the oral tales, the fishing epic and the proverbs. Search a word to see how it is really used.
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A balote źviźju i padodu.
And the bullets whistle and fall.
A bil je veliko glova.
And he was a great brain.
A bila bi ga perapośta ova mlajarija pitala.
And this young crowd would ask him on purpose.
A bila je jelna velo guśtirna.
And there was one big cistern.
A bilo ga je kuś covika.
And he was a great hulk of a man.
A bome bili bi digod i źaśvirali.
And by God, now and then they would strike up a tune.
A, burba Tone, nimon pineź.
Ah, uncle Tone, I have no money.
A burba Tone śvej źabaloje śtine.
And uncle Tone keeps kicking stones aside.
A ca ću śe dvinut, amu mi nimomo co prodat.
Why should I get up, we have nothing to sell.
A carnjen je kako śkarpun.
And he's as red as a scorpionfish.
A cudo je un volil tu maśku.
And he loved that cat enormously.
A da će ona ośtat doma źa obilit kuću.
And that she would stay home to whitewash the house.
A darźol ih je u kućicu u poje.
And he kept them in a little hut out in the field.
A di ćeś, kumpare Marko?
And where are you off to, godfather Marko?
A do vriće ni bilo lako duć.
And it wasn't easy to get to the sack.
A drug ol katine olma mu je reśpondil.
And the oarsman at the katina answered him at once.
A Franini bravi śu meni iśpaśli.
And Frane's sheep grazed my crop bare.
A hoće ona iźgorit oli neće, tu je njeźin paśol.
Whether she burns or not, that's her lot.
A i kantalo śe je, śvak je kantol u ono doba.
And there was singing, everyone sang back then.
A i vej ni judih.
And there are no people left either.
A imol je burba Tone uźoncu.
And uncle Tone had a habit.
A imol je śkver u Polu.
And he had a shipyard in Pula.
A iśpri kuće je bil dvor, a u dvoru jedna śmokva.
In front of the house was a yard, and in the yard a fig tree.
A jalna Domina ni nikal vidila taku pipu ol vode.
And poor Domina had never seen such a water tap.
A je ti źnaś da ca śe buhoc veće paśe da boje źeba.
Do you know that the more the buhač is grazed, the better it shoots.
A je von ślabo? A je voś co boli?
Are you feeling faint? Does something hurt?
A jelnu maśku je imol na brodu.
And he kept a cat on the boat.
A jo gren śtavit kuhot brujet.
And I'm off to put the fish stew on to cook.
A jo iśal kolo grobjo malo prośetal śe.
And I went for a stroll by the graveyard.
A jo moran źa nevoju cinit fakin.
And out of need I have to work as a docker.
A jo śon promiślil da ovo ni vrag nego vragu brat.
And I thought this isn't the devil but the devil's own brother.
A jo śon ubral ceśmine i planike da imadu źa źerat.
And I gathered holm oak and strawberry-tree leaves for them to eat.
A jo śon uźegal ferol.
And I lit the lamp.
A jo uźmi oćole, buta ih na prog i dvini ih.
So I take the glasses, put them on the threshold and lift them.
A joś mu je bil Iśukarśt oni ol gvoźjo ca je viśil navar pośteje.
And there was that iron crucifix hanging above the bed.
A kad mi je dodijalo, iźośal śon.
And when I got fed up, I went out.
A kal je nogun źabaloś, dujde opet mjau, mjau.
And when he kicked it, again came a meow, meow.
A kal je pulent, ślabu je śtanje u Porat.
And when the west wind blows, Porat is a bad place to be.
A ko će priceśtit tako nevojnega covika.
And who will give communion to such a wretched man.
A komuniśti śu uvik folili Ruśiju.
And the communists always praised Russia.
A Kota ni torpila maśke.
And Kata couldn't stand cats.
A levut je ośtol u Porat źa uredit tratu.
And the levut stayed in Porat to sort out the net.
A Lokorda me iź kantuna śve fiśo gledo.
And Lokorda stares at me fixedly from the corner.
A Luka ćapa onu teću i govori.
And Luka grabs that pot and says.
A Luka, kako je no karpil.
And Luka, how he was mending away.
A, Marice, po śakramenta, ca je ona Domina opet truhla?
Marica, for heaven's sake, is that Domina pregnant again?
A maśka pol śtul.
And the cat goes under the table.
A maśka śkampa vija.
And the cat is off and away.
A meni bidnuj, koju śi mi źaluśt ucinil!
And poor me, what sorrow you have caused me!
A meni śe pari da jeśu.
And it seems to me that they are.
A mi plijemo.
And we are swimming.
A morśki paś śe je gratol oba borku.
And the shark was scratching itself against the boat.
A no je nonde kola Damjanova.
And there's Damjan's alley over there.
A no śu bile śparte ol prućo upletene.
Those were baskets woven out of withies.
A Okjucina je dobila ime po okucu.
And Okjučina got its name from the bend.
A on njima koźe onu potvardu da je koźa źdrava.
And he shows them that certificate saying the goat is healthy.
A ona bi ga meni agrampala.
And she would snatch it away from me.
A ona bi njemu iśfrigola jaje.
And she would fry him an egg.
A ona obiśila tega Iśukarśta oba jelnu brokvu na źidu.
And she hung that crucifix on a nail on the wall.
A ona onu kotlenku ca śe kuha luśija.
And she takes that copper in which the lye is boiled.
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