враньё

See also: вранье

Russian

Etymology

from врать (vratʹ, “to lie”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [vrɐˈnʲjɵ]
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Noun

враньё • (vranʹjó) n inan (genitive вранья́, uncountable)

  1. lies, nonsense, tall tales; vranyo
    Synonyms: враки (vraki), ложь (ložʹ), небыли́ца (nebylíca)
    сплошно́е враньё ― splošnóje vranʹjó ― a pack of lies
  2. lying

Usage notes

  • Some Russians differentiate between ложь (ložʹ) and враньё (vranʹjó). A lie which is told to deceive someone is a ложь. Tall tales told without the malicious intention of deceiving others are враньё. In practice, however, both words can be used with the same meaning, враньё sounding informal and ложь sounding formal.

Declension

Declension of враньё (inan sg-only neut-form vowel-stem accent-b) 
singular
nominative враньё
vranʹjó
genitive вранья́
vranʹjá
dative вранью́
vranʹjú
accusative враньё
vranʹjó
instrumental враньём
vranʹjóm
prepositional вранье́
vranʹjé

Descendants

  • → English: vranyo

See also

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