taut russian

• протяну́ть

  to hold out, to extend, to stretch out, to reach out

  to hand, to pass, to hand over

  to drag out, to draw out, to prolong

  to lay (a cable), to run (a line)

  to stretch (taut), to string up

  to drawl, to say slowly

• струна́

  string

  taut wire, stretched cord

  chord, heartstring

• туго́й

  tight, taut, firm

  tight-fitting, close-fitting, snug

  stiff, hard to turn, hard

  slow, sluggish, dull

• натя́нутый

  taut, stretched tight, tight

  strained, tense

  forced, stiff, unnatural

• натя́гивать

  to stretch, to pull taut, to tighten, to draw (a bow)

  to pull on, to put on (with effort)

• затя́нутый

  tightened, pulled tight, taut

  drawn-out, protracted, long-winded, overlong

• дра́ить

  to scrub, to swab, to scour, to clean

  to scold, to tell off, to give a dressing-down

  to haul taut, to tighten, to lash down

• подтя́нутый

  fit, trim, toned, taut

  smart, spruce, well-groomed, trim

  disciplined, alert, collected

  gaunt, hollow-cheeked, haggard

• натяже́ние

  tension, tautness

  pull, tensile force

  tightening, pulling taut

• обтя́гивать

  to cover, to upholster, to overlay

  to fit tightly, to cling to, to hug (the figure)

  to stretch (over a frame), to mount

  to pull taut, to haul taut, to tighten

• надра́ить

  to scrub, to polish (to a shine), to swab

  to tell off, to give a telling-off, to chew out

  to haul taut, to tighten, to lash down

• натяну́ться

  to become taut, to be stretched tight, to tighten

  to cloud over, to become overcast, to gather (of clouds), to darken (of sky)

• обтяну́ть

  to cover, to upholster, to re-cover

  to fit closely, to cling to, to hug

  to stretch over, to stretch taut, to pull tight

• натяну́вший

  having stretched, having pulled taut, having drawn (e.g., a bow)

• натяну́вшийся

  stretched, taut, strained

• распя́лить

  to stretch, to stretch taut, to spread out

  to open wide

• распя́ливать

  to stretch, to stretch taut, to spread out (on a frame)

  to open wide, to gape

• тавтоло́гия

  tautology

• тавтологи́ческий

  tautological

• напру́живать

  to strain, to tense, to tauten

• распяливающий

  stretching, spreading out, distending, tautening

Examples

• Слу́шайте! Первое правило клу́ба тавтоло́гии — э́то первое правило клу́ба тавтоло́гии.

  Listen up! The first rule of the Tautology Club is the first rule of the Tautology Club.

• Он натягивает верёвку между деревьями.

  He is pulling the rope taut between the trees.

• Веревка натянулась и порвалась от груза.

  The rope became taut and snapped under the load.

• Матрос крепко натянул брас и закрепил его.

  The sailor pulled the brace taut and secured it.

• Это тавтологическое выражение лучше убрать из текста.

  This tautological expression would be better removed from the text.

• Учитель нашёл в сочинении тавтологическую ошибку.

  The teacher found a tautological error in the essay.

• Его ответ показался мне тавтологическим и пустым.

  His answer seemed tautological and empty to me.

• В его речи была явная тавтология.

  There was an obvious tautology in his speech.

• Учитель объяснил, что такое тавтология.

  The teacher explained what a tautology was.

• Мальчик, натянувший лук, целился в дерево.

  The boy who had drawn the bow taut aimed at the tree.

• Нить, дёргаемая рыбой, натянулась сильнее.

  The thread, being tugged by the fish, grew tauter.

• Я увидел мальчика, натягивающего тетиву лука.

  I saw a boy drawing a bowstring taut.

• Спортсмен, натягивавший тетиву, целился в мишень.

  The athlete, pulling the bowstring taut, was aiming at the target.

• Верёвка, натягиваемая рабочими, была очень крепкой.

  The rope being pulled taut by the workers was very strong.

• Натянувшийся трос загудел от ветра.

  The taut cable hummed in the wind.

• Провисавшая верёвка теперь снова натянута.

  The slack rope is taut again now.

• Распяленный тент защищал нас от дождя.

  The awning stretched taut protected us from the rain.