The word грудь is also used to refer to each of the two breasts on a woman's
body, or to a woman's bosom, i.e. to both breasts seen as a single shape.
This usage is described in a separate entry. The word грудь is also used to refer
to the part of clothing that covers the chest; this usage is not described in this
dictionary. The meaning "imaginary seat of emotions" (И вдруг он почувствовал такую тоску
в груди! "And suddenly he felt such anguish in his bosom!") is not described
in this dictionary.
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болеть/заболеть [Pf-begin]: у Ng грудьn болит
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N's chest hurts
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растирать/растереть грудьa Ni
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to massage one's chest with N
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NB
The above expression is used to describe what one does when one has a cold or other congestion in the chest. N = спирт "high proof alcohol," водка "vodka," etc.
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раздирать [no Pf.]: больn раздирает грудьa Bookish
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pain tears at someone's chest
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ныть/заныть [Pf-begin]: у Ng грудьn ноет
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N's chest aches
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тяжесть в грудиloc
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a heaviness in one's chest
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NB
The above three expressions can refer to emotional suffering.
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стучать/застучать [Pf-begin]: сердцеn стучит в грудиloc;
колотиться/заколотиться [Pf-begin]: сердцеn колотится в грудиloc
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one's heart pounds in one's chest
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NB
The above expressions can refer to agitation or fear.
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ушибать/ушибить (себеd) грудьa
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to bruise/injure one's chest
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толкать/толкнуть Na в грудьa
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to shove N in the chest
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пробивать/пробить: пуляn пробила Nd грудьa
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N was shot in the chest
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NB
Note that the phrase shown above cannot be used with the word спина.
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чесать/почесать (себеd) грудьa
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to scratch one's chest
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потирать/потереть (себеd) грудьa
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to rub one's chest
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хвататься/схватиться за грудьa
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to clutch at one's chest
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NB
The above expression is used to describe an action which often accompanies chest pain.
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бить [no Pf.] себяa в грудьa (кулакомi);
стучать/стукнуть [Pf-once] себяa в грудьa (кулакомi)
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to thump oneself on the chest (with one's fist)
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NB
The phrases shown above refer to a somewhat theatrical gesture which may accompany a promise or oath, or a passionate attempt to justify one's actions. These expressions reflect a certain amount of sarcasm on the part of the speaker.
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складывать/сложить рукиa на грудиloc
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to fold one's arms over one's chest
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прижимать/прижать рукиa к грудиd
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to clasp one's hands to one's breast
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NB
The above is a supplication or an expression of sincerity.
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заслонять/заслонить Na грудьюi
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to shield N with one's own body
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раздвигать/раздвинуть Na грудьюi
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to part N with one's chest
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NB
N denotes a crowd of people, grass or other vegetation, water, etc.
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Он шёл быстро, раздвигая кусты грудью.
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He walked quickly, parting the shrubs with his chest.
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прижимать/прижать Na к грудиd
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to press/clasp N against one's chest/bosom
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Она прижимала к груди какой-то свёрток.
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She clasped some sort of bundle to her bosom.
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Мать крепко прижала к груди сына.
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The mother clasped her son tightly to her bosom.
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прижимать/прижать головуa Ng к грудиd
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to press N's head against one's chest/bosom
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Мать прижала к груди голову сына.
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The mother pressed her son's head to her bosom.
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NB
The above two expressions are used to express affection or consolation.
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прижиматься/прижаться к грудиd
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to press oneself against another's chest/bosom
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Ребёнок изо всех сил прижимался к материнской груди.
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The child pressed himself to his mother's bosom with all his might.
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прятать/спрятать лицоa у Ng на грудиloc
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to bury one's face in N's bosom
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засыпать/заснуть у Ng на грудиloc;
уснуть [no Impf.] у Ng на грудиloc
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to fall asleep with one's head on N's chest
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NB
The above four expressions are used to indicate that one is seeking comfort, protection, consolation, etc.
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выпячивать/выпятить грудьa
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to thrust out one's chest/bosom
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Часовой стоял неподвижно, выпятив грудь.
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The sentry stood stiffly with his chest thrust out.
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Острижен наголо; широкая открытая грудь загорела, как медный таз. [Фурманов, Красный десант]
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He had a shaven head, and his broad, uncovered chest was as bronzed as a brass bowl. [Furmanov, Red Commandoes]
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... он тотчас же понял, что... спасения, возврата к тому дивному видению, что дано было ему когда-то в Шаховском, ... уже нет, не может быть, и тихо заплакал от боли, раздирающей его грудь. [И. Бунин, Митина любовь]
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... he realized immediately that there would be no salvation, no return to that marvelous vision which was once given to him in Shakhovski, and quietly he began to weep from the pain that tore at his heart. [I. Bunin, "Mitya's Love"]
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С наслаждением, полной грудью, она вдыхала в себя снежный, морозный воздух... [Л. Толстой, Анна Каренина]
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She took deep, joyful breaths of the crisp, frosty air... [L. Tolstoy, Anna Karenina]
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«Да ты спроси у меня-а!» — орал тогда Кондрат и стучал себя в грудь огромным, как чайник, кулаком. [В. Шукшин, И разыгрались же кони в поле]
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"So go ahead and ask me-e-e!" bellowed Kondrat and thumped his chest with an enormous fist the size of a kettle. [V. Shukshin, "The Stallions Gamboled in the Field"]
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