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Etymology edit

за- (za-) +‎ руби́ть (rubítʹ)

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Verb edit

заруби́ть (zarubítʹpf (imperfective заруба́ть)

  1. to kill with a sabre [axe, etc]
  2. to notch, to make an incision (on)
    заруби́ э́то себе́ на носуzarubí éto sebé na nosu≈ mark my words; put that in your pipe and smoke it; don't you forget it
  3. (mining) to hew, to make a cut (in)
  4. (vernacular) to ruin, to turn down, to say no (to), to shoot down (in flames)

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