борзый

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈborzɨj]

Adjective

бо́рзый (bórzyj) (comparative (по)борзе́е or (по)борзе́й)

  1. swift, brisk
    • 1827, Pushkin, Alexander, ‘What a night! The hard frost ...’:
      «... „Мой борзый конь, мой конь удалый. Несись, лети !...“ И конь усталый В столбы под трупом проскакaл.»—“... ‘My swift horse, my fearless horse, Ride forward, fly! ...’ And the tired horse Ran through the pillars, underneath the hanging body ...”
  1. (slang) impudent, brazen, nervy
    Слышь, а ты чё тако́й бо́рзый, а?
    Slyšʹ, a ty čó takój bórzyj, a?
    Hey, why are you so nervy, eh?

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