Dictionary
Learn
Media
SettingsOften used word (top 1,000)
Translation
up
Also: upwards, upstream
Usage info
Tips for Learners: - Directional Use: Use вверх when describing movement towards a higher place. - Positional Use: Use вверх to describe something located higher up. - Visualize: Think of вверх as indicating upward movement or position, similar to "up" in English. Remember, вверх is used for vertical movement or position, helping to describe actions and locations related to higher places.
Examples
- Твоя́ кни́га вверх нога́ми.Your book is upside down.
- Том поднял вверх па́лец.Tom held up a finger.
- Никто не заме́тил, что карти́на была́ повешена вверх нога́ми.Nobody noticed that the picture had been hung upside down.
- Всё вверх нога́ми.Everything is upside down.
- Алиса ска́жет тебе, что в Стране́ чуде́с всё вверх тормашками.Alice will tell you that in Wonderland everything is topsy-turvy.
- Не держите э́то вверх нога́ми.Don't hold it upside down.
- Поднятые вверх руки ста́ли си́мволом проте́ста.Raised hands have become a symbol of protest.
- Я взбежа́л вверх по ле́стнице.I ran up the stairs.
- Он чита́л газе́ту вверх нога́ми.He was reading a paper upside down.
- Не держи́ его вверх нога́ми.Don't hold it upside down.
Contributions
mirco.deckers edited related words 8 months ago.
Kevin Ding edited usage info 11 months ago.
Lucian edited word type 5 years ago.
