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Meaning: ruble, rouble

Pronunciation: [roobl']

Part of speech: noun

Rank: #621 (see frequency list)

• Этот компью́тер сто́ит ты́сячу рубле́й.
• This computer costs one thousand rubles.
• Рубль -- валю́та Росси́и, Белору́ссии и Приднестро́вья.
• Ruble is the the currency unit of Russia, Belarus and Transnistria.
• Оди́н рубль состои́т из ста копе́ек.
• One ruble is divided into 100 kopecks.
•  literal  One ruble consists of 100 kopecks.
• Ско́лько рублей сто́ит э́та ку́ртка?
• How many rubles is this jacket?
• У меня́ к тебе́ де́ло на сто рубле́й.
• I have an important matter to discuss with you.

• дело на сто рублей = important matter
• наказывать рублём = to impose fines

• Не имей сто рублей, а имей сто друзей.
• A faithful friend is better than gold. (lit:) It's better to have a hundred friends than a hundred rubles.
• Копейка рубль бережёт.
• Take care of the pence and the pounds will take care of themselves. (lit: A kopeck saves a ruble.)
• Гроша не стоит, а глядит рублем.
• He regarded himself as ton of gold and was only ounce of brass.
• Домашняя копейка лучше заезжего рубля.
• One's own simple bread is much better than someone else's pilaf.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ру́бль	рубли́
Genitive	рубля́	рубле́й
Dative	рублю́	рубля́м
Accusative	ру́бль	рубли́
Instrumental	рублём	рубля́ми
Prepositional	(о) рубле́	(о) рубля́х

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