ears russian
прислу́шаться
to listen closely, to listen out (for), to prick up one's ears
to heed, to take (advice), to pay attention to
таска́ть
to carry, to drag, to lug, to haul
to pull (by the hair), to tug (by the ears)
to steal, to pilfer, to swipe, to nick
доноси́ться
to reach (one's ears), to be heard, to carry (of sound)
to waft, to drift (of a smell)
зашива́ться
to be swamped with work, to be up to one's ears in work, to not manage to get everything done, to not cope
to be completely absorbed in something, to be wrapped up in something
to have an anti-alcohol implant put in, to get a disulfiram capsule sewn under the skin
to get caught, to be nabbed, to come unstuck
донести́сь
to reach (of a sound), to be heard, to carry
to waft, to drift over
to reach (of news), to come to sb's ears
закла́дываться
to be laid, to be placed, to be installed, to be founded
to become blocked, to get stuffy (of the nose), to become plugged (of the ears)
to be mortgaged, to be pledged, to be put up as collateral
колося́щийся
earing, forming ears, heading (of grain)
колоси́стый
eared, full of ears
нахлобу́ченный
pulled down (deeply), drawn down (over the eyes/ears)
зау́шный
behind the ears, parotid
навострённый
sharpened, whetted, honed
pricked up (ears), alert, attentive
sharp (mind), cunning, shrewd, astute
рассо́рить
to set at variance, to set by the ears, to set at loggerheads
навостри́вший
having pricked up (ears), alert, attentive
Examples
Дети лю́бят слу́шать разгово́ры взро́слых.
Little pitchers have long ears.
I was all ears.
У африка́нского слона́ у́ши больше, чем у азиа́тского.
The African elephant has bigger ears than the Asian elephant.
У африка́нских слоно́в у́ши больше, чем у азиа́тских.
African elephants have bigger ears than Asian elephants.
Осторо́жно! У стен есть у́ши.
Attention! The walls have ears.
В самом де́ле, выража́ются иногда про «зве́рскую» жесто́кость челове́ка, но э́то страшно несправедливо и обидно для звере́й: зверь никогда не мо́жет быть так жесто́к, как челове́к, так артисти́чески, так художественно жесто́к. Тигр просто грызет, рвет и только э́то и уме́ет. Ему и в го́лову не вошло́ бы прибива́ть люде́й за у́ши на ночь гвоздя́ми, если б он даже и мог э́то сде́лать.
People talk sometimes of a bestial cruelty, but that's a great injustice and insult to the beasts; a beast can never be so cruel as a man, so artistically cruel. The tiger only tears and gnaws, that's all he can do. He would never think of nailing people by the ears, even if he were able to do it.
Исто́рия Эдварда Сноудена нам напо́мнила в очередно́й раз, что и стены име́ют у́ши.
The story of Edward Snowden has reminded us once again that even the walls have ears.
Расстоя́ние между уша́ми и глаза́ми равня́ется четырём па́льцам.
There is a distance of four fingers between the eyes and the ears.
Между уша́ми и глаза́ми существу́ет промежу́ток ра́вный четырём па́льцам.
There is a distance of four fingers between the eyes and the ears.
Cats have pointed ears.
She got her ears pierced.
I want to get my ears pierced.
У э́льфов остроконе́чные у́ши.
Elves have pointy ears.
Tom is all ears.
У вулканцев заострённые у́ши.
Vulcans have pointy ears.
Том расстро́ился, когда его предложе́ния оста́вили без внима́ния.
Tom became frustrated when his suggestions fell on deaf ears.
Я чи́щу у́ши ва́тными па́лочками.
I clean my ears using cotton swabs.
