privara

privara

1. first-person singular pluperfect of privar
2. third-person singular pluperfect of privar

• (Ekavian): prȅvara
• (Ijekavian): prijȇvara

privara f (Cyrillic spelling привара)

1. (Chakavian, Ikavian) fraud, cheat; deception; swindle
   • 1630s, Ivan Gundulić, Osman:

     Kô kad pukne grom, iz koga

     s urnebesom trijesi udare,

     omraze i gniv srca svoga

     riga, izdavstva i privare.

   • 1728, Ignjat Đurđević, Uzdasi Mandalijene Pokornice:

     Privara je u grešniku

     kî na pravi put se obrati,

     da krivinu svo'u veliku

     s malo suza scijeni oprati

   • 1756, Andrija Kačić Miošić, Razgovor ugodni naroda slovinskoga:

     koga nigda pridobit ne mogo,

     ni na silu niti na privaru.

privara

1. First-person singular (yo) imperfect subjunctive form of privar.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) imperfect subjunctive form of privar.