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Russian
Etymology
Adverbial form of чёрный (čórnyj, “black”), compare the usage in German schwarz, as in schwarzarbeiten (“to work illegally, lit.: to work black”)
Pronunciation
Adverb
по-чёрному • (po-čórnomu)
- (of ovens) without a chimney when a smoke goes directly into the house
- (colloquial) illegally, without a permit; secretly
- рабо́тать по-чёрному ― rabótatʹ po-čórnomu ― to work cash in hand
- (colloquial) severely; cruelly; mercilessly
Их за э́то би́ли по-чёрному.- Ix za éto bíli po-čórnomu.
- They were beaten mercilessly for that.