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Medianoun, neuter, inanimate
Somewhat often used word (top 3,000)
Translation
shotgun
Also: gun, rifle (common in use but not quite correct, see info tag)
Info: A 'ружьё' = shotgun has a straight barrel. Only for a short firing distance, since in contrast to a rifle, the projectile fired does not have any twist for flight stabilization.
Examples
- Доста́нь моё ружьё.Get my rifle.
- Он напра́вил на меня своё ружьё.He leveled his gun at me.
- Дай мне ружьё.Give me a gun.
- Па́па, купи́ мне ружьё!Dad, buy me a gun!
- У них бы́ли ружья.They had guns.
- Я сказа́ла, бро́сьте ружьё!I said drop your gun!
- Изба́вьтесь от ружья.Get rid of the gun.
- Том приста́вил ружьё к голове́ Мэри и спусти́л куро́к.Tom put a gun to Mary's head and pulled the trigger.
- Охо́тник заряди́л патро́ны в ружьё.The hunter put ammunition in the gun.
- Ружье́ Тома дало осе́чку.Tom's gun misfired.
Declension
Note: Stress change.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | ружьё | ру́жья |
| gen.genitive | ружья́ | ру́жей |
| dat.dative | ружью́ | ру́жьям |
| acc.accusative | ружьё | ру́жья |
| inst.instrumental | ружьём | ру́жьями |
| prep.prepositional | ружье́ | ру́жьях |
Contributions
Johan edited usage info 2 years ago.
Леопард edited usage info 2 years ago.
Sandy edited translation 4 years ago.
