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nuts

/nʌts/

nutsnoun

nuts

Plural-only noun in several senses, including slang "testicles" and the ordinary plural of "nut".

Translations

гайкитехн.

Tighten the nuts with a wrench.

Затяните гайки гаечным ключом.

орехи

The recipe calls for chopped nuts and dried fruit.

В рецепте нужны рубленые орехи и сухофрукты.

Additional translations

яйцасленг

Definitions

Hard-shelled edible fruits or seeds, especially when eaten as food.

The recipe calls for chopped nuts and dried fruit.

(slang) A man’s testicles.

He got hit right in the nuts during the match.

Small metal fasteners with a threaded hole, used with a bolt or screw.

Tighten the nuts with a wrench.

nutsadjective

Informal slang, generally used predicatively to mean ‘crazy’ or ‘enthusiastic (about)’.

Translations

чокнутый

He must be nuts to drive that fast in the rain.

Он, должно быть, чокнутый, раз так быстро едет под дождём.

сумасшедшийразг.

He must be nuts to drive that fast in the rain.

Он, должно быть, сумасшедший, раз так быстро едет под дождём.

Additional translations

помешанныйобычно в конструкции «помешан на»

Definitions

Crazy; insane; foolish.

He must be nuts to drive that fast in the rain.

Extremely enthusiastic or very fond (usually followed by "about" or "over").

My brother is absolutely nuts about old comic books.

nutsinterjection

Exclamation expressing annoyance, disappointment, or defiance.

Translations

Чёртвосклицание раздражения или досады

Nuts! I left my wallet at home.

Чёрт! Я оставил кошелёк дома.

Definitions

Used to express annoyance, frustration, or disappointment.

Nuts! I left my wallet at home.

nutnoun

nuts

/nʌt/

Translations

орех

I like to eat a handful of nuts as a snack.

Мне нравится съесть горсть орехов в качестве перекуса.

гайка

He tightened the nut with a wrench.

Он затянул гайку гаечным ключом.

Additional translations

орешек

чудак

Definitions

A hard-shelled dry fruit or seed with a separable rind or shell and interior kernel.

The squirrel gathered nuts for the winter.

A small piece of metal or other material, usually square or hexagonal in shape, with a hole through it, used for fastening onto a bolt.

He tightened the nut on the bolt to secure the shelf.

A person who is very enthusiastic about or devoted to a particular interest or activity.

She's a real fitness nut, spending hours at the gym every day.

A crazy or eccentric person.

Everyone thought he was a nut for jumping into the freezing lake.

The small strip, typically of bone, plastic, or metal, at the head of the neck of a stringed instrument over which the strings pass.

The guitar’s nut was worn down and needed to be replaced.

(slang, usually plural) A testicle.

He doubled over after being hit in the nuts.

Synonyms

drupaceous fruit

hard-shelled fruit

seed

fruit

kernel

nutverb

nuts

nutted

Past Simple

nutted

Past Participle

nutting

Gerund

/nʌt/

Translations

Additional translations

раскалывать

обгрызать

лущить

Definitions

To gather or collect nuts.

Every autumn, the squirrels nut in the forest to prepare for winter.

To hit or strike someone with one's head.

In a fit of anger, he threatened to nut the man who insulted him.

(slang, vulgar) To ejaculate semen.

He almost nutted when he heard the surprising news.

nutadjective

Definitions

(attributive) Containing, made of, or relating to nuts.

She is allergic to nut oils.