to break (tr.)
→
to be reluctant
1 realization
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
| NEW Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Type | Polysemy | |
| Language | Russian | |
| Lexeme | lomat' | |
| Meaning 1 | to break, to tear | Вася ломает березу. Vasya is breaking a birch tree. |
| Meaning 2 | to be unwilling | Меня ломает идти в кино. I do not want to bother to go to the cinema. |
| Reference | ||
| Comment | Cf. also the adv. влом 'unwillingly'. | |