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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)
Noun basics
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Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
eyebrow
Also: brow
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Examples
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- Она нахму́рила бро́ви. She wrinkled her brows.
- У Тома проколота бровь. Tom has a pierced eyebrow.
- Ненави́жу свои́ бро́ви. I hate my eyebrows.
- Ты выщи́пываешь бро́ви? Do you pluck your eyebrows?
- Он поднял бро́ви. He raised his eyebrows.
- Вы выщи́пываете бро́ви? Do you pluck your eyebrows?
- Она выщипала бро́ви. She tweezed her eyebrows.
- Она и бро́вью не повела́. She didn't bat an eyelid.
- 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."
- Узнав о сме́рти жены́, он даже бро́вью не повёл. He did not even raise an eyebrow at the news of his wife's death.
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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