тро́йка

fairly common #4082C2

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1.
troika, three-horse team, carriage drawn by three horses
По доро́ге мча́лась тро́йка с бубенцами.
A troika with bells raced along the road.
Traditional Russian harness of three horses abreast.
2.
trio, group of three, alliance of three, committee of three
Тро́йка экспе́ртов прове́рила отчёт.
A trio of experts checked the report.
Of people acting together, e.g. a panel or political leadership.
3.
a three (school mark), a C (grade)education
Е́ле-е́ле получи́л тро́йку по математике.
I barely got a three in maths.
On the Russian five-point scale, a passing but mediocre mark.
4.
number three, the figure three
На две́ри была́ нарисо́вана тро́йка.
A three was drawn on the door.
Also of a bus or tram route number three.
5.
three (playing card)card-games
Он поби́л мою тро́йку тузо́м.
He beat my three with an ace.
6.
three-piece suitclothing
Он пришёл на сва́дьбу в чёрной тро́йке.
He came to the wedding in a black three-piece suit.

Examples

Том получи́л тро́йку за тест.
Tom got a D on his test.
Он студент, удовлетворяющийся тройками, но родители недовольны.
He is a student who is content with getting average grades, but his parents are dissatisfied.
Спортсмен закрепился в тройке лидеров.
The athlete secured a place among the top three.
Сварганивший доклад за час студент получил тройку.
The student who cobbled together his report in an hour got a grade of three.
Я получи́л тро́йку по францу́зскому.
I got a C in French.
Он получи́л тро́йку.
He got a D.
Ученик, путающийся в датах, получил тройку.
The student, who kept mixing up the dates, got a grade of three.
Я получи́л по англи́йскому тро́йку.
I got a C in English.