The Russian word for to sew is
шить
shit'
Russian Definition
| sew | |
| 1. шить; зашивать, пришивать | |
| 2. (полигр.;) брошюровать | |
| 3. (обл.;lang=en) спускать (воду) | |
| 4. (обл.;lang=en) вытекать |
Translations for sew and their definitions
| шить | ||
| 1. v. to sew | ||
| шить на маши́нке — to sew on a machine | ||
| 2. v. to be occupied with sewing, to tailor | ||
| Чем она занимается? Она шьёт. — What is she? She’s a dressmaker. | ||
| 3. v. to order (e.g., a dress) | ||
| хочу сшить себе костюм у Левинсона — I want to order a suit from Levinson’s | ||
| 4. v. to embroider | ||
| шить зо́лотом — embroider in gold | ||
| шито бе́лыми ни́тками (saying) — (literally) embroidered in white thread (meaning transparent to anyone) | ||
| шить де́ло (colloquial) — to cook up charges (literally: to embroider the case) | ||
| (он) не лы́ком шит (saying) — (he) was not born yesterday (literally, (he) was not embroidered in bast) | ||
| 5. v. to nail planking | ||
| шить плот — to make a raft | ||
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