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Meaning: under, for, near, towards

Pronunciation: [poht]

Part of speech: preposition

Rank: #68 (see frequency list)

The dog is lying under the table.
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• Собáка лежи́т под столóм.
• The dog is lying under the table.
• Постáвь корóбку под кровáть.
• Put the box under the bed.
• Часы́ висéли под карти́ной.
• The clock was hanging under the picture.
• Жeнá взялá меня́ пóд руку, и мы пошли́ к адвокáту.
• My wife took my arm, and the went to the lawyer.
• Под нáми живу́т óчень беспокóйные лю́ди.
• There are very unquiet people living downstairs.
•  literal  There are very unquiet people living under us.
• Ви́дно бы́ло, как пoдо льдóм течëт водá.
• You could see the water flowing under the ice.
•  literal  It was seen how the water flew under the ice.
• Ты попáл под дождь?
• Were you caught in the rain?
•  literal  Were you caught under the rain?
• Пóле в э́том году́ бы́ло под картóфелем.
• The field was under potatoes this year.
• Расскажи́те о би́тве под Москвóй.
• Tell me about the battle of Moscow.
•  literal  Tell about the battle under Moscow.
• Под вéчер у негó поднялácь температу́ра.
• Towards evening his temperature grew higher.
• Ей ужé под пятьдеся́т, а вы́глядит на сóрок!
• She is nearly fifty already, but she looks like forty!
•  literal  She is under fifty already, but she looks like forty.
• Под каку́ю му́зыку ты танцу́ешь?
• What music do you prefer for dancing?
•  literal  Under what music do you dance?
• Он престу́пник, ну́жно отдáть его под суд.
• He is a criminal, he must be prosecuted.
•  literal  He is a criminal, it is necessary to give him up under justice.
• Колóнны бы́ли сдéланы под мрáмор.
• Columns were made as a marble imitation.
•  literal  Columns were made under marble.
• Оперáция былá проведенá под наркóзом.
• The operation was carried out under anaesthetic.

• под нócом = сlose to smb
    literal  under smb's nose
• под бóком = close to smb
    literal  under smb's side
• под рукóй = close to smb
    literal  under smb's hand
• под коммáндованием = under the command
• под апплодисмéнты = to the applause
    literal  under the applauses
• под диктóвку = from dictation
• попácть пол обстрéл = come under fire
• взять под контрóль = take under one's control
• взять под стрáжу = take into custody
• отдáть под суд = prosecute
    literal  to give up under justice
• вы́дать под залóг = give smth against a pledge
• писáть под псевдони́мом = write under pseudonym
• бы́ть под каблукóм у когó-ли́бо = be under smb's thumb
    literal  be under smb's heel

• Подмоскóвье = Moscow region
• подзéмный = underground
• подстáвка = support
• поднебécье = skies

• Под лежáчий кáмень водá не течëт.
• No pains, no gains.
•  literal  Water doesn't flow under a lying stone.
• Плясáть смóлоду учи́сь, под стáрость не нау́чишься.
• Don't waste time in vain.
•  literal  Learn how to dance when you are young, you won't be able to do it when you are old.
• Кто бывáл на конé, тот бывáл и под конëм.
• Life is changeable.
•  literal  He who was on the horse, also was under the horse.

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