бой
- 1.
battle, combat, engagementmilitary
Его дед поги́б в бо́ю.
His grandfather was killed in battle.
Often in the phrase «в бою» = in battle.
- 2.
fight, bout, matchsports
Боксёр вы́играл бой в тре́тьем ра́унде.
The boxer won the fight in the third round.
кулачный бой - fist fight; бой быков - bullfight.
- 3.
striking, beating, chime
В по́лночь мы услы́шали бой часов.
At midnight we heard the clock strike.
барабанный бой - drumbeat; бой часов - the striking of a clock.
- 4.
breakage, broken pieces
При перево́зке был большо́й бой посу́ды.
A lot of the dishes got broken during transport.
Of dishes, glass etc., often as goods damaged in transport.
Examples
В рукопа́шном бо́ю побежда́ет тот, у кого больше патро́нов.
In hand-to-hand combat, the one with more bullets wins.
Бой там дли́лся не́сколько дней.
The fighting there lasted several days.
Бой происходи́л у реки.
The battle was fought by the river.
Пригото́вьтесь к бо́ю.
Prepare for combat.
Declension
⚠️ Stress change.
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | бой | бои́ |
| Gen.Genitive | бо́я | боёв |
| Dat.Dative | бо́ю | боя́м |
| Acc.Accusative | бой | бои́ |
| Inst.Instrumental | бо́ем | боя́ми |
| Prep.Prepositional | бо́е бою́ | боя́х |
Typical usagePRO
Starting and conducting battle
вступи́ть в бой
to engage (enter into battle)
пойти в бой
to go into battle
вести́ бой с проти́вником
to conduct a fight with the enemy
прекрати́ть бой
to cease fighting
Key prepositions and cases
в бою́
in battle
вы́йти из бо́я
to come out of the battle
по́сле бо́я
after the battle
пе́ред бо́ем
before the fight
Types of combat
рукопа́шный бой
hand-to-hand combat
возду́шный бой
aerial dogfight
кула́чный бой
fistfight (formal)
откры́тый бой
open confrontation
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Iron edited translation 2 months ago.
Iron edited translation 2 months ago.
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