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The Russian word for axe is
топор

topor



axe

Russian Definition


axe
     1. топор; колун
     2. (истор.) секира
     3. (истор.) казнь, отсечение головы
     4. ледоруб
     5. разг. резкое сокращение (бюджета, ассигнований, штатов)
     6. разг. увольнение, отставка; закрытие



Translations for axe and their definitions

топорpronunciation
     1. n. axe, ax, hatchet
           плавать как топор - swim like a stone


колун
     1. n. колун
     2. n. (large and heavy) axe (tool)


секира
     1. n. pole-axe


отказ
     1. n. refusal, denial, repudiation, rejection, nonsuit
     2. n. renunciation, disavowal
     3. n. breakdown, failure


рубить
     1. v. to axe, to fell, to chop, to cut (with an axe)
     2. v. not to mince words, speak the truth, speak the mind
           Он лю́бит руби́ть пра́вду-ма́тку. (Spat' ne mogú ni króški.) - He doesn't like to mince words (lit.: He like to cut the mother truth).


порубить
     1. v. to axe, to fell, to chop, to cut (with an axe)


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