бара́н

fairly common #4359C2

nounmasculineanimatecountable

1.
ram, male sheep
На фе́рме живёт большо́й бара́н.
There is a big ram on the farm.
an adult male sheep
2.
dummy, idiot, stubborn fool
Ну и бара́н! Сто́лько раз объясня́ли.
What an idiot! We explained it to him so many times.
figurative and rude: a stupid or stubborn person
3.
(rare) wild sheep, mountain sheepzoology
В гора́х Алта́я живёт го́рный бара́н.
The wild sheep lives in the mountains of the Altai.
usually in the name of a species: горный баран

Examples

В хозяйстве держат холощённых баранов на откорм.
The farm keeps castrated rams for fattening.
Мальчик испугался бодавшегося барана во дворе.
The boy was frightened by the ram butting in the yard.
Гривистый баран живёт высоко в горах.
The maned ram lives high in the mountains.
Из курдюка барана готовят очень вкусный плов.
Very tasty pilaf is made from a ram’s fat tail.
Мальчик испугался барана, боднувшего его вчера.
The boy was frightened of the ram that had butted him yesterday.
Э́то не бара́н, э́то козёл!
This isn't a ram, it's a goat!
В морозильнике висела туша барана.
A sheep carcass was hanging in the freezer.
Собака убежала от бодавшего её барана.
The dog ran away from the ram that was butting it.