birch
To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch woodTo punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
» There was a birch tree in our garden, but it died.
У нас в саду росла берёза, но она погибла.
У нашому саду була береза, але вона померла.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To punish with a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
сечь розгамиsečʹ rozgami
шмага́тиšmaháty, відшмага́тиvidšmaháty, ви́шмагатиvýšmahaty
(transitive)To punish as though one were using a stick, bundle of twigs, or rod made of birch wood.
- whip with a birch twig
Examples
42 sentencesThere was a birch tree in our garden, but it died.
У нашому саду була береза, але вона померла. — deniko
ruУ нас в саду росла берёза, но она погибла. — odexed
It's a birch tree.
Це береза. — lingvokrolik
ruЭто берёза. — Selena777
Birch trees have white bark.
Берези мають білу кору. — deniko
ruУ берёзы белая кора. — al_ex_an_der
deBirken haben eine weiße Rinde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Birch trees grow well in acidic, well-drained soil.
Birch trees grow well in soils that are acidic.
Translations
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Forms
birches, birching, birched, birchedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle