shavings russian
стру́жка
shaving, shavings, chips
настру́гать
to plane, to whittle, to shave (wood), to make shavings
to shred, to grate (coarsely), to slice thinly
to churn out, to knock out (quickly produce many items)
Examples
На столе лежала карандашная стружка.
There were pencil shavings on the table.
Нащепавший щепок мальчик пошёл разжигать печь.
The boy who had made a pile of wood shavings went to light the stove.
Нащепанной щепы хватило на весь вечер.
The wood shavings he had split were enough for the whole evening.
Мастер, настрагивавший стружку для растопки, устал.
The craftsman, who had been making shavings for kindling, was tired.
Наструганные щепки пригодились для растопки печи.
The wood shavings came in handy for lighting the stove.



















