deadwood russian

• сушня́к

  dry brushwood, deadwood, fallen branches

  dry mouth (after drinking), raging thirst, hangover thirst

• сушь

  dry weather, drought, dryness

  dull stuff, dry boring stuff

  dry branches, deadwood

  dry spot, dry ground

• сухосто́й

  deadwood, dead standing trees, dry standing timber

  dry period (of a cow before calving), drying-off period

Examples

• В лесу мы собрали сушняк для костра

  We collected deadwood in the forest for the campfire.

• Сушняк трещал под ногами в лесу

  The deadwood crackled under our feet in the forest.

• Старая система превратилась в настоящую мертвечину.

  The old system has turned into utter deadwood.

• В лесу много сухостоя после засухи.

  There is a lot of deadwood in the forest after the drought.

• Сухостой легко загорается летом.

  Deadwood catches fire easily in summer.

• Рабочие вырубали сухостой в парке.

  The workers cleared the deadwood from the park.