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Scruff
Translation of "scruff" into Russian
Definitions
scruff
Noun
UK
/skrʌf/
US
/skrʌf/
The back of a person's or animal's neck.
The mother cat carried her kitten by the scruff of its neck.
Short, rough facial hair that appears when a man has not shaved for a day or two; stubble.
He rubbed his chin, feeling the coarse scruff that had grown overnight.
A person who is untidy or unkempt.
The teacher told the scruff in the back row to tidy his uniform.
scruff
Verb
UK
/skrʌf/
US
/skrʌf/
To seize or carry (a person or animal) by the scruff of the neck.
The vet scruffed the cat gently to administer the injection.
Idioms and phrases
neck scruff
The mother cat carried her kitten by the neck scruff.
загривок шеи
Кошка-мать несла своего котенка за загривок шеи.
rough scruff
He rubbed the dog's rough scruff affectionately.
грубый загривок
Он ласково потер шероховатый загривок собаки.
animal scruff
The vet carefully grasped the animal scruff to administer the injection.
животный загривок
Ветеринар осторожно схватил животный загривок, чтобы сделать укол.
firm scruff
She held onto the puppy's firm scruff while checking its paws.
крепкий загривок
Она держала щенка за крепкий загривок, проверяя его лапы.
loose scruff
The kitten's loose scruff made it easy to pick up.
свободный загривок
Свободный загривок котенка позволял легко его поднимать.