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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
noun, female, inanimate
somewhat often used word (#1561)
somewhat often used word (#1561)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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eyebrow
Also: brow
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- На его лице́ особенно выделя́лись кусти́стые бро́ви. His bushy brows accented his face.
- Ненави́жу свои́ бро́ви. I hate my eyebrows.
- Если ты поднима́ешь бровь, э́то мо́жет зна́чить "Я хочу́ переспа́ть с тобой", а также "Я ду́маю, то, что ты сказа́л сейчас, по́лная чушь". If you raise an eyebrow, it can mean "I want to have sex with you", but also "I find that what you just said is completely idiotic."
- Она и бро́вью не повела́. She didn't bat an eyelid.
- Она выщипала бро́ви. She tweezed her eyebrows.
- Узнав о сме́рти жены́, он даже бро́вью не повёл. He did not even raise an eyebrow at the news of his wife's death.
- У Тома кусти́стые бро́ви. Tom has bushy eyebrows.
- У Тома проколота бровь. Tom has a pierced eyebrow.
- Он поднял бро́ви. He raised his eyebrows.
- У него сросшиеся бро́ви. He has a unibrow.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | бровь | бро́ви |
| gen. genitive | бро́ви | брове́й |
| dat. dative | бро́ви | бровя́м |
| acc. accusative | бровь | бро́ви |
| inst. instrumental | бро́вью | бровя́ми |
| prep. prepositional | бро́ви | бровя́х |
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