| Russian | English |
| его задавил грузовик | he was run over by a lorry |
| его задавила машина | he was run over by a car |
| его задавило машиной | he was run over by a car |
| задавить лошадью | override |
| задавить пешехода | run down a pedestrian (an old man, a dog, etc., и т.д.) |
| задавить собаку | run over a dog (a cat, a child, etc., и т.д.) |
| задавить собаку | drive over a dog (over a bird, over a man, etc., и т.д.) |
| машина задавила человека насмерть | the man was crushed to death by car |
| не спорьте с дураками, они опустят вас на свой уровень и там задавят опытом | it's pointless to argue with their stupidity – they'll just drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience (Rust71) |
| посторонитесь, а то задавят | stand back or you'll be crushed |
| прочь с дороги, не то я задавлю тебя | get out of my way or I'll ride you down |
