в чём мать родила

Russian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈf‿t͡ɕɵm matʲ rədʲɪˈla]

Adverb

в чём мать родила́ • (v čóm matʹ rodilá)

  1. stark naked, mother-naked, in the buff (completely unclothed) (lit.: like when born by mother)
    • Ну, добежа́ли (соба́ки) и в одну́ мину́ту спусти́ли с меня́ всё рваньё. Оста́лся я в чём мать родила́. (Mikhail Sholokhov. Fate of Man, 1956-1957)
      Well, they (the dogs) caught up (with me), and one minute later stripped me of all my rags. I was left in the buff.
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