buttonhole

1. (colloquial, transitive)To detain (a person) in conversation against their will.

   держать за пуговицуderžatʹ za pugovicu

   detain in conversation by or as if by holding on to the outer garments of; as for political or economic favors

2. (ambitransitive)To cut one or more buttonholes (in).

3. (transitive)To sew by buttonhole stitch.

4. (rare, transitive)To apply a flowery formation in.

5. (archaic, transitive)To make a small slot-like incision in (intentionally or unintentionally).

6. (archaic, intransitive, rare)To attain buttonhole-like formations on cutting.

1. He stuck a flower in his buttonhole.

   ruОн вставил себе в петлицу цветок. — marafon

   deEr steckte sich eine Blume ins Knopfloch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. Tom had a flower in his buttonhole.

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3. He always wears a flower in his buttonhole.

   Він завжди носить квітку у петлиці. — oromashka

   ruОн всегда носит цветок в петлице. — marafon

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4. Tom stuck a flower in his buttonhole.

   deTom steckte sich eine Blume ins Knopfloch. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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