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rukav

рукав

rùkāv · /rǔkaːʋ/ · masc.

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NOUN
  1. sleeve
    Ova košulja ima prekratke rukave. — This shirt has sleeves that are too short.
    Leti nosim majice kratkih rukava. — In summer I wear short-sleeved T-shirts.
  2. (of a river) arm; branch
    Kupali smo se u rukavu Dunava. — We swam in an arm of the Danube.
Expressions
  • zasukati rukave — to roll up one's sleeves
    Vreme je da zasučemo rukave i završimo projekat. — It's time to roll up our sleeves and finish the project.
  • kao iz rukava — effortlessly; off the cuff
    On priča viceve kao iz rukava. — He reels off jokes effortlessly.
Declension, masc.
singularplural
Nom.rukavrukavi
Gen.rukavarukava
Dat.rukavurukavima
Acc.rukavrukave
Voc.rukaverukavi
Ins.rukavomrukavima
Loc.rukavurukavima
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