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верту́шка

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nounfeminineinanimatecountable
  • 1.

    revolving door, revolving stand, spinner, rotator

    Мы вошли́ в гости́ницу че́рез верту́шку.

    We entered the hotel through the revolving door.

    Colloquial name for all kinds of rotating contraptions.

  • 2.

    helicopter, choppermilitary

    Раненых увезла́ верту́шка.

    A chopper took the wounded away.

    Colloquial, especially military slang.

  • 3.

    internal phone, direct-line telephonetelephony

    На столе́ у него стояла верту́шка.

    There was a direct-line telephone on his desk.

    Colloquial; historically the dial phone on the closed government network.

  • 4.

    (rareflirt, coquette, flighty girl

    Она́ изве́стная верту́шка.

    She is a well-known flirt.

    Colloquial, of a woman.

  • 5.

    (raretrolling reel, spinner (lure)fishing

    Щу́ка хорошо́ берёт на верту́шку.

    Pike bite well on a spinner.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

верту́шка

верту́шки

Gen.Genitive

верту́шки

верту́шек

Dat.Dative

верту́шке

верту́шкам

Acc.Accusative

верту́шку

верту́шки

Inst.Instrumental

верту́шкой

верту́шкою

верту́шками

Prep.Prepositional

верту́шке

верту́шках

Word familyвертуха́йPRO

  • nounmasculine
  • верту́шкаrevolving door; helicopter; internal phone; flirt; trolling reel
    nounfeminine

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  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Yggdrasil edited noun basics 3 years ago.