страши́ло
rare #54786
nounneuteranimatecountable
- 1.
fright, scarecrow, ugly sight
Ну и страши́ло — на него́ смотре́ть стра́шно!
What a fright - you can hardly look at him!
Colloquial and derogatory; used of a person's appearance.
- 2.
(rare) bugaboo, bogey, bugbear
Для дете́й он был настоя́щим страши́лом.
To the children he was a real bogey.
Of something invoked to scare people.
Examples
Дети испугались страшила в тёмном лесу.
The children were frightened by the scarecrow in the dark forest.
На поле стояло старое страшило.
There was an old scarecrow standing in the field.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | страши́ло | страши́ла |
| Gen.Genitive | страши́ла | страши́л |
| Dat.Dative | страши́лу | страши́лам |
| Acc.Accusative | страши́ло | страши́л |
| Inst.Instrumental | страши́лом | страши́лами |
| Prep.Prepositional | страши́ле | страши́лах |
Word familyстраши́лаPRO
- страши́лаfright; bogeyman
- страши́лоfright; bugaboo
- страши́лкаhorror story
- страши́лищеfright
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