ку́зов

rare #11004C2

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
body, bodyworkautomotive
Ку́зов маши́ны начал ржаве́ть.
The car's body has started to rust.
The outer shell of a car or other vehicle, as opposed to the chassis and engine.
2.
cargo bed, truck bed, load areaautomotive
Мы погрузи́ли мешки́ в ку́зов грузовика́.
We loaded the sacks onto the back of the truck.
The open loading area behind the cab of a lorry.
3.
(rare) basket, bark basket
Она́ принесла́ из лесу по́лный ку́зов грибо́в.
She brought a whole basketful of mushrooms back from the forest.
Regional; a basket of bark or wicker carried on the back, used for berries and mushrooms.

Examples

Водитель, растрясший весь груз в кузове, долго извинялся перед клиентом.
The driver, who had shaken all the cargo around in the truck bed, apologized to the customer for a long time.
Грузчик, вталкивающий мебель в кузов, позвал помощника.
The loader pushing furniture into the truck bed called for help.
Кузов машины, вминавшийся при ударе, спас пассажиров.
The car body, which crumpled on impact, saved the passengers.
Взваленные в кузов дрова мы везли на дачу.
We took the firewood piled into the truck to the dacha.
Арбуз, выкатывавшийся из кузова, упал на землю.
The watermelon that had rolled out of the truck bed fell to the ground.
Кузов лодки сделан из стеклопластика.
The boat's hull is made of fiberglass-reinforced plastic.
Мы заказали оцинковку кузова в мастерской.
We had the car body galvanized at a workshop.
Ржавчина, уродовавшая машину, съела весь кузов.
The rust that had marred the car ate away at the entire bodywork.

⚠️ Stress change.