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Touchwood

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Translation touchwood into russian

touchwood
Interjection
raiting
I haven't been sick all year, touchwood.
Я не болел весь год, тьфу-тьфу-тьфу.
touchwood
Noun
raiting
The touchwood was used to start the fire quickly.
Трутовик использовался для быстрого разжигания огня.
He always carries a touchwood for good luck.
Он всегда носит с собой амулет на удачу.
Additional translations

Definitions

touchwood
Interjection
raiting
An expression used to wish for continued good luck or to prevent bad luck, often said while literally touching a piece of wood.
I've never had a car accident, touchwood.
touchwood
Noun
raiting
A piece of wood or other material that is believed to bring good luck or prevent bad luck when touched.
He knocked on touchwood after mentioning his recent success to avoid jinxing it.
A type of fungus that grows on trees, often used as tinder for starting fires.
The campers collected some touchwood to help start their campfire.

Idioms and phrases

piece of touchwood
He kept a piece of touchwood in his survival kit.
кусок трута
Он хранил кусок трута в своем комплекте для выживания.
burn touchwood
They decided to burn touchwood to start the fire.
сжигать трут
Они решили сжечь трут, чтобы развести огонь.
dry touchwood
Make sure you have dry touchwood for the campfire.
сухой трут
Убедитесь, что у вас есть сухой трут для костра.
light touchwood
He used flint to light the touchwood.
зажечь трут
Он использовал кремень, чтобы зажечь трут.
collect touchwood
They went to the forest to collect touchwood.
собирать трут
Они пошли в лес собирать трут.