rung
A crosspiece forming a step of a ladderA crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
» Have you already rung the doorbell?
Ты уже позвонил в звонок? — marafon
Вы уже позвонили в звонок? — marafon
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7 sensesA crosspiece forming a step of a ladder; a round.
Sprosse, Leitersprosse
ступе́нькаstupénʹka, ступе́ньstupénʹ
A crosspiece between legs of a chair.
Querstab
перекла́динаperekládina
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
(figuratively)A position in a hierarchy.
the lowest rung of the society
(dated)A floor timber in a ship.
(dated)One of the stakes of a cart; a spar; a heavy staff.
(dated)One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel.
(dated)One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
Examples
68 sentencesHave you already rung the doorbell?
ruТы уже позвонил в звонок? — marafon
This ladder is missing three rungs.
ruНа этой лестнице не хватает трёх перекладин. — Wezel
Two rungs on the ladder are missing.
ruУ лестницы не хватает двух ступенек. — marafon
deDer Leiter fehlen zwei Sprossen. — Yorwba
Were you the one who rung the bell?
He came five minutes after the bell had rung.
Translations
7 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English rung, from Old English hrung, from Proto-West Germanic *hrungu, from PFrom Middle English rung, from Old English hrung, from Proto-West Germanic *hrungu, from Proto-Germanic *hrungō. Cognate with Dutch rong (“pole, stanchion”), German Runge (“stake, pole, stanchion”), Gothic 𐌷𐍂𐌿𐌲𐌲𐌰 (hrugga, “a staff”).
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