чурба́к

rare #50766

nouninanimatecountable

1.
block of wood, log, chunk
Он сел на чурба́к у костра.
He sat down on a log by the campfire.
a short sawn-off piece of a tree trunk
2.
blockhead, dolt, oaf
Не стой как чурба́к, помоги́ мне!
Don't just stand there like a blockhead - help me!
derogatory; figurative

Examples

Он сидел на старом чурбаке у костра.
He was sitting on an old tree stump by the campfire.
Этот чурбак совсем не понимает шуток.
That blockhead doesn't understand jokes at all.
Дед колет чурбак топором во дворе.
Grandpa is splitting a log with an axe in the yard.

⚠️ Stress change.