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Russian
Etymology
на- (na-) + пере- (pere-) + вес (ves)
Pronunciation
Adverb
напереве́с • (naperevés)
- (weaponry) (of rifle, pistol, sword, knife, etc.) held in front of one, at the ready, at the high port, in a firing position
- Они́ бы́стро напра́вились за мной, держа́ свои́ ру́жья напереве́с. ― Oní býstro naprávilisʹ za mnoj, deržá svoí rúžʹja naperevés. ― They quickly traveled behind me with their shotguns at the ready.
- Так чу́вствуют себя́ лю́ди, кото́рые под огнём проти́вника — штыки́ напереве́с и́ли ша́шки на́голо — иду́т в ата́ку. ― Tak čúvstvujut sebjá ljúdi, kotóryje pod ognjóm protívnika — štykí naperevés íli šáški nágolo — idút v atáku. ― People under enemy fire feel this way — bayonets are pointed at you; sabres are unsheathed — and go to war.
Usage notes
- The person holding a given weapon may be moving, standing, sitting or lying prone.