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 Translation for 'shave' from English to Russian
NOUN   a shave | shaves
VERB   to shave | shaved | shaved
shaving | shaves
SYNO shave | shaving | to knock off | ...
брить [несов.]to shave
побрить [сов.]to shave
бритьё {с}shave
бриться [самому] [несов.]to shave (oneself)
побриться [самому] [сов.]to shave (oneself)
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Usage Examples English
  • Many television ads from 2001 to 2009 have featured a close-call situation, followed by one person saying "Close shave!
  • He would sometimes choose not to shave during a tournament for superstitious reasons and would therefore build up stubble, unusual for sumo wrestlers who are normally clean-shaven.
  • Opened in 1940, Waiola Shave Ice is one of the oldest shave ice shops still in existence.
  • Some women also shave their heads for cultural or social reasons.
  • A woman or man's decision to grow or shave their pubic hair can play a role in attracting a partner.

  • Matsumoto's Shave Ice, a local island favorite, is located in Haleiwa town and sells Oahu's most popular shave ice.
  • Bringing a shave brush across one's skin produces a mild exfoliation.
  • For example, the barber paradox supposes a barber who shaves all men who do not shave themselves and only men who do not shave themselves.
  • Debuting players– When a new player debuts, he must shave his head. This is optional, most of the players that do shave are recently promoted from the reserve team or are young of age.
  • Hasidic Jewish men will occasionally shave all of their head except for the sides to emphasize their payot (sidelocks).

  • The men all share a washroom and shave side by side.
  • Just before the announcement that Lithuania's ten points had been awarded to Austria, Krupavičius said referring to Conchita Wurst's beard, "Now it is time to shave", then pulled out a razor and pretended to shave his own face, before giggling at the joke.
  • The special task set by Herbert was "hair art", where they were shown how to shave patterns into clients' hair.
  • A Colgate-Palmolive advertisement claimed that its Palmolive Rapid Shave shaving cream was so good it could be used to shave sandpaper.
  • Most of the male puppeteers, such as Tim Lagasse, also had to shave their arms regularly if they played younger characters; Josh Selig said in a 2004 interview that Lagasse had to shave often so that Oobi would not "look like a hairy kid."

  • Standish is very active in philanthropic activities, from doing fun events like "Shave Miles" where he will allow celebrities and others to shave his head to raise money for the Standish Foundation for Child & Family Centered Healthcare and the American Numismatic Association.
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