No. 17,475 in Russian
толчки
"Толчки" means "pushes," "shoves," or "jerks."
In a sentence
Вчера вечером я почувствовал слабые толчки земли.
Yesterday evening, I felt weak jolts of the ground.
In this sentence, 'толчки' refers to small vibrations or tremors, particularly related to seismic activity.
При подготовке проекта мы начали делать значительные толчки к его завершению.
When preparing the project, we started making significant pushes towards its completion.
Here, 'толчки' metaphorically represents efforts or initiatives to progress towards a goal.
Я услышал периодические толчки в двигателе машины.
I heard periodic jolts in the car's engine.
In this context, 'толчки' denotes irregular mechanical shocks or jolts within the engine.
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