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Russian
Etymology
труба́ (trubá) + -ка (-ka)
Pronunciation
Noun
тру́бка • (trúbka) f inan (genitive тру́бки, nominative plural тру́бки, genitive plural тру́бок, diminutive тру́бочка)
- tube, small pipe
- roll, scroll
- telephone receiver
- взять тру́бку, брать тру́бку ― vzjatʹ trúbku, bratʹ trúbku ― to answer incoming call
- пове́сить тру́бку, положи́ть тру́бку ― povésitʹ trúbku, položítʹ trúbku ― to hang up, to terminate a telephone call
1912, Фёдор Сологуб [Fyodor Sologub], Дама в узах; English translation from Stephen Graham and Rosa Savory, transl., The Lady in Fetters, London: Constable and Company Ltd, 1915:— Ита́к, я вас жду. Ро́вно в два часа́.
И то́тчас же пове́сила тру́бку.- — Iták, ja vas ždu. Róvno v dva časá.
I tótčas že povésila trúbku. - "That's right. I shall expect you. Exactly at two."
And she hung up the receiver.
- tobacco pipe
- snorkel
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