закавы́чка
rare #65674
nounfeminineinanimatecountable
- 1.
snag, hitch, catch, obstacle
Вот в э́том и вся закавы́чка.
That's the whole catch right there.
Colloquial; diminutive of «закавыка», usually of a minor unexpected difficulty.
- 2.
(rare) innuendo, veiled hint, allusion
Он говори́л с како́й-то закавы́чкой.
He spoke with some sort of innuendo.
Colloquial; of words said with a hidden meaning.
Examples
В договоре нашлась неприятная закавычка.
An unpleasant snag was found in the contract.
Я почувствовал закавычку в его ответе.
I sensed an innuendo in his reply.
Здесь есть закавычка, надо быть осторожным.
There's a catch here, so we need to be careful.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | закавы́чка | закавы́чки |
| Gen.Genitive | закавы́чки | закавы́чек |
| Dat.Dative | закавы́чке | закавы́чкам |
| Acc.Accusative | закавы́чку | закавы́чки |
| Inst.Instrumental | закавы́чкой закавы́чкою | закавы́чками |
| Prep.Prepositional | закавы́чке | закавы́чках |
Word familyзакавы́каPRO
- закавы́каsnag; trick; innuendo
- закавы́чкаsnag; innuendo
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Lucian edited noun basics 7 years ago.
