встречный

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Russian

Etymology

встре́ча (vstréča, encounter) +‎ -ный (-nyj)

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Adjective

встре́чный (vstréčnyj)

  1. oncoming
    ка́ждый встре́чный и попере́чный
    káždyj vstréčnyj i poperéčnyj
    any Tom, Dick or Harry, anyone
    (literally, “anyone oncoming or crosswise”)
  2. counter-, head... (coming from in front, coming from the opposite direction)
    встре́чный ве́терvstréčnyj véterheadwind
  3. on one’s way

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Noun

встре́чный (vstréčnyjm anim (genitive встре́чного, nominative plural встре́чные, genitive plural встре́чных)

  1. passer-by

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