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'. | |