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fell

срубить

Meaning of fell

cut down a tree

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EN-UK/ˈfɛl/
EN-US/ˈfɛl/
RU[srʊˈbʲitʲ]
fell
fell - срубить
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fell with Russian translation

fell usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

They fell the old oak.

Они решили срубить старый дуб.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

I fell the dead tree carefully.

Я хочу срубить мертвое дерево.

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fell belongs to the topic "Trees". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

fell
срубить
flower
grass
rose
beans
onion
peas

fell synonyms

Related words worth learning together

fell
основное слово «срубить» — убрать дерево, перерезав ствол у корня
cut down
общий фразовый эквивалент «срубить», можно о деревьях и переносно
chop down
подразумевает рубку топором или тесаком, физическое действие
saw down
распилить дерево пилой до падения — подчёркнуто использование пилы
hack down
грубо рубить/сбивать; оттенок насилия или неаккуратности в действии
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🇬🇧en

основное слово «срубить» — убрать дерево, перерезав ствол у корня

B2Often

They felled the old oak in the garden.

🇬🇧en

общий фразовый эквивалент «срубить», можно о деревьях и переносно

B2Very Often

They cut down the diseased pine last week.

🇬🇧en

подразумевает рубку топором или тесаком, физическое действие

B2Often

The workers chopped down the dead birch with axes.

S
🇬🇧en
saw down

распилить дерево пилой до падения — подчёркнуто использование пилы

B2Often

They sawed down the dead elm with a chainsaw.

H
🇬🇧en
hack down

грубо рубить/сбивать; оттенок насилия или неаккуратности в действии

B2Rarely

They hacked down the small birches to clear the path.

U
🇬🇧en
uproot

вытаскивать с корнем; указывает на удаление растения целиком (корни включены)

B2Often

They uprooted the saplings to make room for the road.

L
🇬🇧en
lop

обрубать крупные ветви; чаще о сильной обрезке ветвей, а не о валке дерева

B2Rarely

They lopped the dead limbs from the maple.

T
🇬🇧en
topple

свалить/опрокинуть; не обязательно связано с резкой — может быть ветром или толчком

B2Rarely

The storm toppled several trees along the river.

K
🇬🇧en
knock down

сбить с ног/повалить; можно про дерево, но чаще общ./перен.

B2Very Often

The hurricane knocked down dozens of trees.

C
🇬🇧en
clear-cut

вырубать всю площадь леса; термин об индустриальной валке целых участков

B2Rarely

The company clear-cut large tracts of the forest in the 1990s.

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Questions about this word

What does fell mean?

cut down a tree

How do you pronounce fell?

fell is pronounced as /ˈfɛl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is fell used in a sentence?

They fell the old oak. Translation: Они решили срубить старый дуб.

Is fell part of Trees vocabulary?

Yes, fell (срубить) can be learned in the Trees topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is fell part of Plants vocabulary?

Yes, fell (срубить) can be learned in the Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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