ча́ша
- 1.
bowl, large cup, basin
На столе́ стояла ча́ша с фру́ктами.
There was a bowl of fruit on the table.
A wide open vessel; also used of bowl-shaped structures (a stadium bowl a fountain basin).
- 2.
chalice, goblet
Ему пришлось испи́ть го́рькую ча́шу до дна.
He had to drain the bitter cup to the last drop.
Often elevated or religious; frequent in the figurative phrase испить горькую чашу.
- 3.
pan (of a balance), scale (of a balance)
Его го́лос переве́сил ча́шу весов в на́шу по́льзу.
His vote tipped the scales in our favour.
Mainly in чаша весов, often figuratively of a decisive factor.
Examples
Ча́ша име́ла идеа́льную кру́глую фо́рму.
The bowl was perfectly round.
Сливки, взбиваемые в чаше, превратились в пену.
The cream being whipped in the bowl turned into foam.
Э́то бы́ло после́дней ка́плей, переполнившей ча́шу терпе́ния.
That was the straw that broke the camel's back.
Его ча́ша страда́ний была́ полна́.
His cup of misery was full.
Declension
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| Nom.Nominative | ча́ша | ча́ши |
| Gen.Genitive | ча́ши | ча́ш |
| Dat.Dative | ча́ше | ча́шам |
| Acc.Accusative | ча́шу | ча́ши |
| Inst.Instrumental | ча́шей ча́шею | ча́шами |
| Prep.Prepositional | ча́ше | ча́шах |
Word familyча́шкаPRO
- ча́шкаcup
- ча́шаbowl; chalice; pan (of a balance)
- ча́шечныйcup-shaped; calycine
- чашеобра́зныйcup-shaped
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