strands russian
строи́ть
to ply in three strands, to twist threefold
to triple, to treble, to repeat three times
to plough for the third time
трои́ть
to divide into three, to split into three parts, to third
to triple, to treble, to increase threefold
to combine in threes, to twist three strands together
Examples
Выбивавшиеся из косы волосы падали на лицо.
Strands of hair that had come loose from her braid fell across her face.
Начесывающая пряди девушка смотрела в зеркало.
The girl who was teasing the strands looked in the mirror.
Она заново собрала расплетавшиеся пряди волос.
She gathered her loose strands of hair back together.
Начёсанные пряди придавали образу дерзкий стиль.
The backcombed strands gave her look a daring style.



















