to break (tr.) → to be reluctant 1 realization
NEW Realization 1
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme ломать (lomat')
meaning 1 to break, to tear Вася ломает березу.
Vasya is breaking a birch tree.
direction —
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'.

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