forehead: Entire Entry

лћб forehead, brow

forehead
Большћй лћб Николђя Ивђновича бІл вљсь в морщќнах.	Nikolai Ivanovich's large forehead was all wrinkled.
brow
У Николђя Ивђновича бІл лћб мыслќтеля.	Nikolai Ivanovich had a thinker's brow.

Semantics

This entry is concerned with the use of the word лћб to refer to human and animal foreheads; special notes are provided when animal foreheads require specific expressions. Some of the expressions normally used to refer to human foreheads may be also used to refer to foreheads of animals, especially domestic animals and pets. Common sense will dictate which of the expressions can or cannot be used to refer to animals or humans.

Morphology

лћб EE (о) Loc. (во/на) -џ; m.in.noun

NB Irregular in phrases пћ лбу [по лбџ is also possible] "on the forehead"; что в лћб, что пћ лбу "all the same, it makes no difference."

Use of prepositions: к vs. ко, с vs. со, etc.

Before лб- the longer variants of prepositions с(о), в(о), к(о), and, optionally, of из(о), от(о), над(о), под(о) are used.

Syntax

Syntactic actants

Actant 1: whose forehead it is
(a) Genitive
(b) Possessive

Пћт струќлся по лбџ больнћго.	Sweat streamed down the patient's forehead.
Бросђется в глазђ её высћкий лћб.	The first thing you notice about her is her high forehead.
NB When the word лћб functions as a subject and does not have a descriptive modifier, the construction лћб у + Genitive is often preferred to (a) and (b), above:
Лћб у Натђши большћй и їсный.	Natasha has a high, clear forehead.

Lexical Relationships

Synonyms

челћ Archaic or Poetic

brow

Diminutives

лћбик; лобћк Folklore	forehead
Вђся, Вђсенька, котћк, Вђся, сљренький лобћк.	Vasya, Vasyenka, you are a nice little cat with a nice little grey forehead.

Augmentatives

лбќще

forehead

Syntactic derivatives

лћбный Anatomical	*frontal, as in* frontal sinus**
лћбная кћсть	the coronal bone
лћбная пђзуха	the frontal sinus
-лћбый	pertaining to the forehead
низколћбый	having a low forehead

Appearance, conditions, and sensations

Size and shape; aesthetics

большћй лћб; здорћвый лћб Colloquial	a large forehead
огрћмный лћб	an enormous forehead
сокрђтовский лћб	a Socratic forehead
*лобђстый Substandard;* большелћбый**	having a large forehead
высћкий лћб	a high forehead
ширћкий лћб	a broad forehead
NB The size and shape of a forehead are considered to reflect a person's intellectual properties. Therefore the corresponding expressions have connotations of intelligence or, on the contrary, stupidity, narrow-mindedness; the expressions большћй, огрћмный, сокрђтовский or высћкий лћб, above, are associated with intelligence, while the expressions мђленький, џзкий or покђтый лћб, below, are associated with stupidity.
небольшћй лћб; мђленький лћб	a small forehead
нќзкий лћб; невысћкий лћб	a low forehead
СедІе егћ вћлосы висљли клћчьями над невысћким лбћм. [И. Тургљнев, Дворїнское гнездћ]	Wisps of grey hair hung over his low forehead. [I. Turgenev, A Nest of Gentlefolk]
низколћбый	having a low forehead
џзкий лћб	a narrow forehead
узколћбый	having a narrow forehead
NB The word узколћбый is also used metaphorically to mean "narrow-minded." Cf. твердолћбый, used only metaphorically, which means "hard-headed, stubborn."
крутћй лћб	a steep forehead
крутолћбый	having a steep forehead
вІпуклый лћб	a protuberant forehead
покђтый лћб	a sloping forehead
прямћй лћб	a straight forehead
глђдкий лћб	a smooth forehead
мрђморный лћб	a marble brow
чќстый лћб	a pure brow, usually a large, broad forehead with smooth skin
... вљки егћ бІли чџть опџщены, нћ лћб, чќстый, мрђморный, бІл невозмутќм. [А. Бќтов, Урћки Армљнии]	... his eyelids were lowered a bit, but his pure marble brow was imperturbable. [A. Bitov, Lessons of Armenia]
їсный лћб	a clear brow, indicating that its possessor is untroubled, unworried
безмятљжный лћб Bookish	a serene forehead
морщќнистый лћб	a wrinkled brow, a furrowed brow
морщќны на лбџ_loc; склђдки на лбџ_loc	wrinkles on one's forehead, brow
шишковђтый лћб	a bumpy forehead
открІтый лћб	an uncovered forehead, i.e. usually a high forehead without a scarf, bangs, etc. on it
лћб с залІсинами_i	a receding hairline
красќвый лћб	a pretty forehead
некрасќвый лћб	an unattractive forehead, an ugly forehead
џмный лћб	an intelligent forehead
лћб мыслќтеля_g	a thinker's brow
дегенератќвный лћб	a degenerate brow
упрїмый лћб	a stubborn forehead
белолћбый	having a star or blaze on its forehead
NB The above word is used only of animals with a star or blaze on their foreheads.

Sensations; medical and other conditions

холћдный лћб	a cool forehead
горїчий лћб	a hot forehead
Дђй пощџпаю твћй лћб. Горїчий! Нављрно, у тебї температџра.	Let me feel your forehead. It's hot! You probably have a temperature.
*горљть [no Pf.]: у N_g лћб_n горќт*	N's forehead is burning up
щџпать/пощџпать N_d лћб_a	*to feel N's* forehead**
NB This is done to check if one has a temperature.
*ломќть [no Pf.]: у N_g лћб_a лћмит*	N's forehead aches
воспалљние лћбных пђзух_g Medical	an inflammation of the frontal sinuses
Пћсле грќппа у менї чђсто лћмит лћб, боєсь, что іто воспалљние лћбных пђзух.	Since I had the flu my forehead has been aching — I'm afraid now my sinuses are inflamed.
мћкрый лћб	a wet, moist forehead
влђжный лћб	a damp forehead
пћтный лћб	a sweaty forehead
лќпкий от пћта_g лћб	a forehead sticky from sweat
прилипђть/прилќпнуть: вћлосы_n прилќпли ко лбџ_d	one's hair stuck to one's forehead
бќсер пћта_g на лбџ_loc	beads of sweat on one's forehead
тљчь/потљчь [Pf-begin]: у N_g пћт_n течёт по лбџ_d (or со лбђ_g); струќться/заструќться [Pf-begin]: у N_g пћт_n струќтся по лбџ_d (or со лбђ_g); кђпать/закђпать [Pf-begin]: у N_g пћт_n кђпает со лбђ_g	*sweat is running/dripping down N's* forehead**
потљть/вспотљть: у N_g лћб_n вспотљл; покрывђться/покрІться: у N_g лћб_n покрІлся пћтом_i (or испђриной_i); выступђть/вІступить: у N_g пћт_n вІступил (or испђрина_n вІступила) на лбџ_loc	*sweat broke out on N's* forehead**
вытирђть/вІтереть пћтный (or мћкрый) лћб_a; вытирђть/вІтереть пћт_a со лбђ_g	to wipe one's sweaty/damp forehead, brow
набухђть/набџхнуть: на лбџ_loc у N_g набухђют шќшечки_n	*antlers (lit.* "knobs") are sprouting on N's head**
На лбџ у оленёнка набухђли двљ шќшечки — іто прорљзывались рогђ.	Two knobs sprouted on the fawn's head — it was his antlers poking through.

Inflicting, sustaining, and treating injuries

синїк на лбџ_loc	a bruise on one's forehead
шќшка на лбџ_loc	a bump on one's forehead
вскђкивать/вскочќть: у N_g шќшка_n вскочќла на лбџ_loc	*N got a bump on his forehead, a bump came up on N's* forehead**
царђпина на лбџ_loc	a scrape on one's forehead
стђвить/постђвить N_d/(себљ) синїк_a на лбџ_loc	to give N/oneself a bruise on his/one's forehead
стђвить/постђвить N_d/(себљ) шќшку_a на лбџ_loc; набивђть/набќть N_d/(себљ) шќшку_a лбџ_loc; сажђть/посадќть N_d/(себљ) шќшку_a на лбџ_loc	to give N/oneself a bump on his/one's forehead
ударїть/удђрить N_a по лбџ_d	to strike N on the forehead
NB The above expression is used when the action is intentional. When the action is unintentional, в лћб_a is used:
Пђдая, Сђша случђйно удђрил Пљтю в лћб.	As he was falling down, Sasha accidentally hit Petya on the forehead.
врљзать [no Pf.] N_d по лбџ_d Colloquial	to hit N on the forehead
разбивђть/разбќть N_d/(себљ) лћб_a; рассекђть/рассљчь N_d/(себљ) лћб_a	*to cut open N's/one's forehead*
расцарђпать [no Impf.] N_d/(себљ) лћб_a; ободрђть [no Impf.] (себљ) лћб_a	*to put a scratch on N's/one's forehead*
ударїться/удђриться лбћм_i о N_a; стџкаться/стџкнуться лбћм_i о N_a	to hit one's forehead against N
приклђдывать/приложќть N_a ко лбџ_d	to apply N to one's forehead
Чтћбы остановќть кровотечљние, приложќте лёд ко лбџ.	In order to stop the bleeding, apply ice to the forehead.
пускђть/пустќть себљ_d пџлю_a в лћб_a	*to put a bullet through one's head (lit.* "in the forehead")**

Movements that express emotional or physical states

мћрщить/смћрщить, намћрщить лћб_a	to wrinkle one's brow
NB The above expression is used to indicate deep thought or worry.
Ну чтћ тІ хћдишь с намћрщенным лбћм? Не дџмай бћльше про іто, всё улђдится!	Why do you look so worried? (lit. "... go around with a furrowed brow?") Don't think about it anymore — everything will be fine!
обозначђться/обознђчиться: у N_g на лбџ_loc обознђчилась склђдка_n	*lines formed on N's* forehead**
разглђживаться/разглђдиться: у N_g лћб_n разглђдился; прояснїться/прояснќться: у N_g лћб_n прояснќлся	N's forehead cleared
Наконљц, лћб у негћ разглђдился (or прояснќлся), и ћн вљсело сказђл: «Ничегћ, мІ ещё побћремся!»	At last his brow cleared and he said happily: "We're not giving up yet!"
разглђживаться/разглђдиться: склђдка_n на лбџ_loc у N_g разглђдилась	*the lines on N's* brow smoothed out**
NB The above expressions with прояснќться and разглђдиться indicate a change of mood from worry or sadness to cheerfulness and good spirits.
*хлћпнуть [no Impf.] себї_a пћ лбу_d*	to smack oneself on the forehead
NB The above phrase is often used to indicate that someone suddenly recalls something or thinks of something:
Вдрџг Кћля хлћпнул себї пћ лбу: «Да ведь ї забІл тебљ сказђть сђмое глђвное — Мђша приезжђет!»	Kolya suddenly smacked himself on the forehead: "Oh, I forgot to tell you the main thing — Masha's coming!"
надувђться/надџться: у N_g на лбџ_loc надџлась жќла_n	*a vein swelled on N's* forehead**
NB The above expression describes a condition arising from heavy physical exertion.

Other movements

прислонїться/прислонќться лбћм_i к N_d; прислонїть/прислонќть лћб_a к N_d	to lean one's forehead against N
Дљвочка стоїла в углџ, прислонќв лћб (or прислонќвшись лбћм) к стенљ.	The little girl stood in the corner, leaning her forehead against the wall.
NB Лћб belongs to the group of words (головђ "head," спинђ "back," плечћ "shoulder") that can be used with the verb прислонќться. Some other words referring to body parts cannot be used with this verb, e.g. рукђ "arm; hand," ногђ "leg; foot." These are used with оперљться, below.
опирђться/оперљться лбћм_i на (or о) N_a	to rest one's forehead on N, to lean one's forehead against N
надвигђть/надвќнуть шђпку_a на лћб_a; нахлобџчивать/нахлобџчить шђпку_a на лћб_a Colloquial	to pull one's hat down over one's forehead
Дџл ледянћй вљтер. Ћн надвќнул шђпку на лћб и пћднял воротнќк.	An icy wind was blowing. He pulled his hat down over his forehead and turned up his collar.
сдвигђть/сдвќнуть очкќ_a на лћб_a	to park one's glasses on one's forehead
начёсывать/начесђть вћлосы_a на лћб_a	to comb one's hair over one's forehead
убирђть/убрђть вћлосы_a (or платћк_a, etc.) со лбђ_g	to brush one's hair (scarf, etc.) back off of one's forehead
откќдывать/откќнуть вћлосы_a (or вуђль_a, etc.) со лбђ_g	to throw one's hair (veil, etc.) back off of one's forehead

Other expressions

пђдать/упђсть: вћлосы_n упђли N_d на лћб_a	N's hair fell across his forehead
съезжђть/съљхать: шђпка_n съљхала N_d на лћб_a	His hat slipped down over his forehead

Sample texts

Прокурђтор тІльной сторонћй кќсти рукќ вІтер мћкрый, холћдный лћб... [М. Булгђков, Мђстер и Маргарќта]	*The Procurator wiped his damp, cold forehead with the back of his hand. [M. Bulgakov, Master and Margarita]*
МІ вІшли вмљсте с Васќльевым, котћрый пћднял воротнќк пальтћ и надвќнул шлїпу на лћб. [Г. Газдђнов, НочнІе дорћги]	*We went out with Vasilyev, who had turned up his coat collar and pulled his hat down on his forehead. [G. Gazdanov, Night Roads]*
Предложљние профљссора емџ ћчень понрђвилось, однђко прљжде чем отвљтить, ћн ћчень и ћчень подџмал, мћрща лћб, и, наконљц, сказђл твёрдо... [М. Булгђков, Мђстер и Маргарќта]	*He liked the professor's proposal very much, but before answering he thought it over for a good while, wrinkling his brow, and finally said in a firm voice... [M. Bulgakov, Master and Margarita]*
Кђк ћн изменќлся! Глђдкий, їсный, высћкий лћб стђл морщќнистым и шишковђтым, глазђ потџхли, а у ртђ появќлась гћрькая склђдка.	He's changed so much! His smooth, clear, high forehead has become wrinkled and knobby, his eyes are dull, and bitter lines have appeared around his mouth.
На лугџ пђсся телћк с бљлым пятнћм на лбџ.	A calf with a star on its forehead was grazing in the meadow.
Когдђ у олљня начинђют растќ рогђ на лбџ, он станћвится ћчень беспокћйным, чђсто трётся лбћм о дерљвья.	When a deer's antlers begin to grow on its head, it becomes very restive and often rubs its head on tree trunks.