nail

1. (transitive)To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.

   He nailed the placard to the post.

2. (intransitive)To drive a nail.

   He used the ax head for nailing.

3. (transitive)To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.

   attach something somewhere by means of nails

4. (slang)To catch.

   festnageln, sich krallen

5. (slang, transitive)To expose as a sham.

6. (slang, transitive)To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.

   I really nailed that test.

7. (slang, transitive)To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.

   hit with great force

8. (slang, transitive, vulgar)Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.

   festnageln, nageln, annageln

   прибиватьpribivatʹ, приколачиватьprikolačivatʹ, пригвоздитьprigvozditʹ

   прибиватиprybyvaty, прибитиprybyty

9. To spike, as a cannon.

10. (transitive)To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.

11. (obsolete, slang, transitive)To steal.

1. I never cut my nails at night.

   Я ніколи не обрізаю нігті вночі.

   ruЯ никогда не подстригаю ногти ночью.

   deIch schneide meine Nägel niemals nachts.

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2. We found a nail stuck in the tire.

   Ми знайшли цвях, що застряг у покришці.

   ruМы нашли гвоздь, застрявший в покрышке.

   deIm Reifen steckte ein Nagel.

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3. To a man with a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

   Людині з молотком все здається цвяхом.

   ruЧеловеку с молотком любая вещь кажется гвоздём.

   deFür einen Menschen mit einem Hammer sieht alles wie ein Nagel aus.

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4. Don't bite your nails.

   Не гризи нігті.

   ruНе грызи ногти.

   deKau nicht an deinen Nägeln.

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5. Tom bites his nails.

   Том гризе нігті.

   ruТом грызёт ногти.

   deTom kaut an seinen Nägeln.

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