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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 toporá) m inan pl (genitive трёх топоро́в, plural only)
- (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”.
- (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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