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бутафо́рский

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adjective
  • 1.

    prop, dummy, imitationtheater

    В спекта́кле испо́льзовали бутафо́рский пистоле́т.

    They used a prop gun in the play.

    Refers to stage props and other objects made only to look real.

  • 2.

    sham, fake, phoney

    Их дру́жба оказа́лась бутафо́рской.

    Their friendship turned out to be a sham.

Declension

mmasculineffemininenneuterplplural
Nom.Nominative
Gen.Genitive
Dat.Dative
Acc.Accusative
Inst.Instrumental
Prep.Prepositional

Comparatives

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Short forms

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Word familyбутафо́рияPRO

  • бутафо́рияstage properties; dummy; sham
    nounfeminine
  • бутафо́рскийprop; sham
    adjective

Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 2 weeks ago.
  • Lucian edited word type 6 years ago.