ве́тка

fairly common #1888C1

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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

Я срезал с де́рева ве́тку.
I cut a branch from the tree.
Ветки деревьев покачивались от ветра.
The branches of the trees were swaying in the wind.
Белки пры́гали с ве́тки на ве́тку.
The squirrels jumped from branch to branch.
Ветер тихо покачивает ветки берёзы.
The wind is gently swaying the birch branches.
Удав медленно обвился вокруг ветки.
The boa constrictor slowly coiled itself around the branch.
Птица встрепенулась и взлетела с ветки.
The bird startled and flew up from the branch.
Ветки затрещали под сильным ветром.
The branches began to crack in the strong wind.
Мартышка ловко прыгала с ветки на ветку.
The monkey nimbly jumped from branch to branch.