три топора

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Russian

Etymology

Literally, three axes, from the similarity of the digit 7 to the shape of a carpenter's axe.

Pronunciation

Noun

три топора́ (tri toporám inan pl (genitive трёх топоро́в, plural only)

  1. (colloquial) 777 (a brand of cheap port wine)
    • 2019, Виктория Платова, Из жизни карамели:
      А Вера Рашидовна (после нескольких безуспешных попыток разрезать свои медальоны на удобоваримые куски) бросила нож и снова приложилась к «Трём топора́м».
      A Vera Rašidovna (posle neskolʹkix bezuspešnyx popytok razrezatʹ svoi medalʹony na udobovarimyje kuski) brosila nož i snova priložilasʹ k «Trjom toporám».
      And Vera Rashidovna (after several unsuccessful attempts to cut her medaillons into digestible pieces) put down the knife and took another swig of “777”.
  2. (military slang) M777 howitzer
    • 2022, Алексей Рамм, “Формула огня: как артиллерия стала важнейшим инструментом спецоперации”, in Известия:
      Непосредственно на нашем направлении «три топора́» (так успели окрестить союзные силы американские М-777) пока не появлялись.
      Neposredstvenno na našem napravlenii «tri toporá» (tak uspeli okrestitʹ sojuznyje sily amerikanskije M-777) poka ne pojavljalisʹ.
      Thus far, “three axes” (as the allied forces have christened the American M777) have not appeared directly on our section of the front.

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