No. 14,839 in Russian
повесить
To hang.
In a sentence
Я решил повесить картину на стену.
I decided to hang the painting on the wall.
Here, 'повесить' means to physically suspend an object (the painting) on a surface (the wall).
Он захотел повесить телефонную трубку после разговора.
He wanted to hang up the phone receiver after the conversation.
In this sentence, 'повесить' is used in an idiomatic context, referring to ending a phone call by placing the receiver back on its holder.
Повесь ключи в шкаф на крючок.
Hang the keys in the cabinet on the hook.
In this instance, 'повесить' denotes the action of placing an item (keys) onto a surface designed for hanging, such as a hook in a cabinet.
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