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подоплёка

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    background, underlying reason, underlying cause

    У э́того конфли́кта глубо́кая истори́ческая подоплёка.

    This conflict has a deep historical background.

    Usually of something not immediately visible on the surface.

  • 2.

    hidden motive, ulterior motive

    Все понима́ли, что у э́того предложе́ния есть скры́тая подоплёка.

    Everyone realised that there was a hidden motive behind this offer.

  • 3.

    (rareshirt liningclothing

    Подоплёка руба́хи совсе́м протёрлась.

    The lining of the shirt was completely worn through.

    Original literal meaning; now obsolete.

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Declension

This noun exists in singular form only.

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

подоплёка

Gen.Genitive

подоплёки

Dat.Dative

подоплёке

Acc.Accusative

подоплёку

Inst.Instrumental

подоплёкой

подоплёкою

Prep.Prepositional

подоплёке

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Little_Louis edited usage info and declension 3 years ago.
  • Little_Louis edited translation, usage info and declension 3 years ago.
  • Little_Louis edited translation, usage info and declension 3 years ago.