бразда́

rare #22664

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
rein, reins
Он взял бразды́ правле́ния в свои́ руки́.
He took the reins of government into his own hands.
Mostly plural; chiefly in the set phrase «бразды правления» = the reins of government.
2.
(rare) furrow, groove
Плуг оставля́л за собо́й глубо́кие бразды́.
The plough left deep furrows behind it.
Poetic or archaic variant of «борозда».
3.
(rare) wrinkle, deep line (on the face)
Глубо́кие бразды́ легли́ на его лоб.
Deep furrows settled on his brow.
Figurative and poetic.

Examples

Он взял в свои руки бразды правления.
He took the reins of government into his own hands.
Возница крепко держал бразды в руках.
The driver held the reins tightly in his hands.
Плуг оставил глубокую бразду в поле.
The plow left a deep furrow in the field.

⚠️ Stress change.