No. 16,773 in Russian
сломить
To break, crush, or overcome.
In a sentence
Он пытался сломить её сопротивление, но безуспешно.
He tried to break her resistance, but unsuccessfully.
Here, 'сломить' is used to describe overcoming or breaking someone's resistance or willpower.
Ветер смог сломить старую ветку дерева.
The wind managed to break an old tree branch.
In this sentence, 'сломить' refers to physically breaking an object due to external force.
Эти трудности не смогли сломить его дух.
Those hardships could not break his spirit.
Here, 'сломить' describes metaphorically affecting someone’s emotional or mental strength.
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