hibernation russian

• зале́чь

  to lie down, to take to one's bed

  to lie low, to go to ground, to go into hiding

  to go into hibernation, to den up

  to lie, to be deposited

  to form deeply, to settle

• зимо́вка

  wintering, winter stay, overwintering

  winter quarters, winter camp, winter hut, polar station

  wintering (of animals), hibernation, migration to warmer places for the winter

• спя́чка

  hibernation, sleepiness, lethargy

• шату́н

  connecting rod, con-rod

  bear that has not gone into hibernation

  loafer, vagrant, idler

Examples

• Зимой медведи наедают жир перед спячкой.

  In winter, bears build up fat before hibernation.

• Барсук, жировавший в лесу, готовился к спячке.

  The badger, having fattened up in the forest, was preparing for hibernation.