сплеча́
rare #49257
adverb
- 1.
with a full swing, straight from the shoulder, with all one's might
Он уда́рил сплеча́ топоро́м.
He struck with the axe with a full swing.
Used of blows, strokes and throws made with a broad sweep of the arm.
- 2.
rashly, without thinking, on the spur of the moment
Не руби́ сплеча́, снача́ла разбери́сь.
Don't act rashly, get to the bottom of it first.
Chiefly in the set phrase рубить сплеча 'act or judge rashly'.
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Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
Lucian edited word type and stress 6 years ago.
