поговорка

• IPA^(key): [poɡoˈvɔrkɐ]

погово́рка • (pogovórka) f

1. saying, proverb

• IPA^(key): [pɔˈɡɔvɔrka]

поговорка • (pogovorka) f

1. proverb

• IPA^(key): [pəɡɐˈvorkə]

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погово́рка • (pogovórka) f inan (genitive погово́рки, nominative plural погово́рки, genitive plural погово́рок)

1. saying, proverb, byword (concise, descriptive folk phrase)

The Russian terms погово́рка (pogovórka) and посло́вица (poslóvica) both translate to proverb or saying in English, but have subtly different usage in Russian:

• погово́рка (pogovórka) is a concise descriptive phrase, usually not forming a complete sentence, which may hint at a lesson but does not state it explicitly; e.g. во́ду в сту́пе толо́чь (vódu v stúpe tolóčʹ, “to plough the sand, to waste one's time”, literally “to grind water in a mortar”).
• посло́вица (poslóvica) is a complete sentence communicating an explicit lesson or an important truth; e.g. во́ду вари́ть — вода́ и бу́дет (vódu varítʹ — vodá i búdet, “if you waste your time, you will achieve nothing”, literally “if you boil water [with nothing in it], you will get water”).

• посло́вица (poslóvica)
• крыла́тое выраже́ние (krylátoje vyražénije)

• погова́ривать (pogovárivatʹ)
• поговорочный (pogovoročnyj)
• поговорочка (pogovoročka)

• выраже́ние (vyražénije)