nail
To fix to another object using a nailTo fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
» I never cut my nails at night.
Ich schneide meine Nägel niemals nachts.
Я никогда не подстригаю ногти ночью.
Я никогда не стригу ногти ночью.
Я никогда не стригу ногти по ночам.
Я ніколи не обрізаю нігті вночі.
Я ніколи не зістригаю нігті вночі.
Meaning
11 senses(transitive)To fix (an object) to another object using a nail.
He nailed the placard to the post.
(intransitive)To drive a nail.
He used the ax head for nailing.
(transitive)To stud or boss with nails, or as if with nails.
attach something somewhere by means of nails
(slang)To catch.
festnageln, sich krallen
(slang, transitive)To expose as a sham.
(slang, transitive)To accomplish (a task) completely and successfully.
I really nailed that test.
(slang, transitive)To hit (a target) effectively with some weapon.
hit with great force
(slang, transitive, vulgar)Of a male, to engage in sexual intercourse with.
festnageln, nageln, annageln
прибиватьpribivatʹ, приколачиватьprikolačivatʹ, пригвоздитьprigvozditʹ
прибиватиprybyvaty, прибитиprybyty
To spike, as a cannon.
(transitive)To nail down: to make certain, or confirm.
(obsolete, slang, transitive)To steal.
Examples
460 sentencesI never cut my nails at night.
Я ніколи не обрізаю нігті вночі.
ruЯ никогда не подстригаю ногти ночью.
deIch schneide meine Nägel niemals nachts.
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.
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.
Don't bite your nails.
Не гризи нігті.
ruНе грызи ногти.
deKau nicht an deinen Nägeln.
Tom bites his nails.
Том гризе нігті.
ruТом грызёт ногти.
deTom kaut an seinen Nägeln.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 1
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Origin
From Middle English naylen, from Old English næġlan.From Middle English naylen, from Old English næġlan.
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Forms
nails, nailing, nailed, nailedSynonyms
135 synonyms- complete a pass:complete
- take into custody:collarapprehendarrestpick upnabcop
- hit with great force:smashboomblast
- locate exactly:pinpoint
- succeed in obtaining a position:nail downpeg
- succeed at easily:breeze throughacepass with flying colorssweep throughsail through
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord 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
Collocations
4 patterns- biting his nails
- nail polish
- on a nail
- some nails