ле́сом

adverb

through the forest
conversational to hell
иди́те-ка вы ле́сом go to hell
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лес

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N/A лес G ле́са D ле́су I ле́сом P ле́се
​ в лесу́ adj лесно́й ​ ле́су ​ лесо́к
​ по́ лесу • и́з лесу
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Meanings Related words
in Russian literally and figuratively wood(s); forest
хво́йный лес coniferous forest / wood
ли́ственный лес deciduous forest / wood
сме́шанный лес штыко́в forest of bayonets
only timber; lumber
лес на корню́ standing timber
лес в плота́х timber float
forest, woods
леса́ woodland, forests
де́вственный лес virgin forest, primeval forest
запове́дный лес protection forest
та́йный лес, свяще́нный лес, бо́жий лес sacred forest, a forest that nobody may enter
корабе́льный лес ship timber
сме́шанный лес mixed forest
тропи́ческий лес rainforest
ча́ща леса thicket, the depths of forest
шум леса murmur of the forest
как в лесу́ at sea, lost, disoriented
кто в лес, кто по дрова́ (to be) at sixes and sevens (lit. “some go to the forest, some go for firewood”)
лес ру́бят — ще́пки летя́т you can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs (lit. “when cutting trees, chips fly”)
(для него́) э́то тёмный лес it is all Greek (to him), (he is) completely in the dark about it (lit. “this is the dark forest for him”)
(для него́) э́то дрему́чий лес it is all Greek (to him), (he is) completely in the dark about it (lit. “this is the dark forest for him”)
в лесу́ лю́ди лесеют, а в лю́дях людеют in the forest people become wild, and become people among people
чей лес, того́ и пень the man who owns a forest, also owns a stump
Бог и ле́су не сравня́л people are not equal (lit. “God doesn’t even make the forest equal”)
lumber, timber
figuratively much, many, a lot of
лес рук a forest of hands (in school if nobody wants to answer the teacher’s question, it's used sarcastically, when nobody actually raises a hand, there is no "forest of hands", not a single "tree", i.e. hand)
лес мачт a large number of ships
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