scissors

1. (countable, plural, plural only, usually)A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.

   Near-synonym: shears

   Those scissors are sharp.

   Schere

   но́жницыnóžnicy

   но́жиціnóžyci

2. (plural, plural only, uncountable)A type of defensive maneuver in dogfighting, involving repeatedly turning one's aircraft towards that of the attacker in order to force them to overshoot.

3. (countable, plural, plural only)An instance of the above dogfighting maneuver.

4. (countable, plural, plural only)An attacking move conducted by two players; the player without the ball runs from one side of the ball carrier, behind the ball carrier, and receives a pass from the ball carrier on the other side.

   They executed a perfect scissors.

5. (countable, plural, plural only)A method of skating with one foot significantly in front of the other.

6. (countable, plural, plural only)An exercise in which the legs are switched back and forth, suggesting the motion of scissors.

   a gymnastic exercise performed on the pommel horse when the gymnast moves their legs as the blades of scissors move

7. (countable, plural, plural only)A scissors hold.

8. (plural, plural only)A hand with the index and middle fingers open (a handshape resembling scissors), that beats paper and loses to rock. It beats lizard and loses to Spock in rock-paper-scissors-lizard-Spock.

1. I wonder whose scissors these are.

   Цікаво, чиї це ножиці?

   ruИнтересно, чьи это ножницы.

   deWem gehört wohl diese Schere?

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2. I'll buy a pair of scissors.

   Я куплю ножиці.

   ruЯ куплю ножницы.

   deIch werde eine Schere kaufen.

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3. Tell Tom to give you some scissors.

   Скажи Том, щоб він дав тобі ножиці.

   ruСкажи Тому, чтобы он дал тебе ножницы.

   deSag Tom, dass er dir eine Schere geben soll.

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4. I was looking for a pair of scissors.

   Я шукав ножиці.

   ruЯ искал ножницы.

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5. There is a pair of scissors on the desk.

   На столі лежать ножиці.

   ruНа столе лежат ножницы.

   deEine Schere liegt auf dem Tisch.

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regular

• scissorattributive
• scissarsalternative archaic