ве́тка

fairly common #4963C1

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1.
branch, twig, bough
На ве́тке сиде́ла маленькая пти́ца.
A small bird was sitting on the branch.
Typically a smaller branch; a thick main branch is rather «сук».
2.
branch line, spur, line (of a metro)transport
Железнодоро́жная ве́тка идёт до по́рта.
The railway branch line runs to the port.
Of railways, metro and similar networks.
3.
threadinternet
Я вчера́ чита́л э́ту ве́тку на фо́руме.
I was reading that thread on the forum yesterday.
Internet slang.

Examples

Белки пры́гали с ве́тки на ве́тку.
The squirrels jumped from branch to branch.
Костёр медленно разгорается от сухих веток.
The campfire is slowly catching fire from the dry branches.
Белки пры́гали с ве́тки на ве́тку.
The squirrels jumped from branch to branch.
Славка построила гнездо на низкой ветке.
The warbler built a nest on a low branch.
На ветке сидел маленький чижик и пел.
A little siskin was sitting on the branch and singing.
Ветер тихо покачивает ветки берёзы.
The wind is gently swaying the birch branches.
Приглядись, там на ветке сидит сова.
Take a closer look—there's an owl sitting on that branch.
Она отмахивалась от комаров веткой.
She waved the mosquitoes away with a branch.