сто́пка

uncommon #6106

nounfeminineinanimatecountable

1.
stack, pile
На столе́ лежала сто́пка книг.
There was a stack of books on the table.
Typically of books, papers, plates or other flat items laid one on another.
2.
shot glass, small glass
Он вы́пил сто́пку во́дки.
He drank a shot of vodka.
Also used for the measure it holds: a shot (of vodka).

Examples

На полке лежала стопка старого чтива.
There was a stack of old pulp fiction on the shelf.
В углу́ ко́мнаты была́ сто́пка газе́т.
There was a stack of newspapers in the corner of the room.
Прове́рь сто́пку докуме́нтов заранее.
Examine the pile of documents in advance.
Карты, тасуемые машиной, падали в аккуратную стопку.
The cards being shuffled by the machine fell into a neat pile.
Деньги, пересчитываемые кассиром, лежали аккуратной стопкой.
The money being counted by the cashier lay in a neat stack.
На полке лежит стопка старых компактов.
A stack of old CDs is lying on the shelf.
Тесовые доски сложили аккуратной стопкой во дворе.
The planks were stacked neatly in the yard.
Я нашла́ у роди́телей дома сто́пку ста́рых номеро́в журна́ла «National Geographic».
I found a stack of old National Geographic magazines at my parents' house.