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. — Oleksandr_Tahayev

   ruЯ никогда не подстригаю ногти ночью. — Wezzel

   deIch schneide meine Nägel niemals nachts. — Wolf

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2. We found a nail stuck in the tire.

   Ми знайшли цвях, що застряг у покришці. — deniko

   ruМы нашли гвоздь, застрявший в покрышке. — odexed

   deIm Reifen steckte ein Nagel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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

   Людині з молотком все здається цвяхом. — deniko

   ruЧеловеку с молотком любая вещь кажется гвоздём. — Biga

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

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4. Don't bite your nails.

   Не гризи нігті. — aandrusiak

   ruНе грызи ногти. — Arkadeko

   deKau nicht an deinen Nägeln. — MUIRIEL

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5. Tom bites his nails.

   Том гризе нігті. — deniko

   ruТом грызёт ногти. — marafon

   deTom kaut an seinen Nägeln. — Yorwba

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