Shear

"Shear" in Russian

ножницы

nožnicy

(a cutting tool similar to scissors)

стрижка

strižka

(the act of shearing, or something removed by shearing)

подстрига́ть

podstrigátʹ

(to remove the fleece from a sheep)

подстрига́ть

podstrigátʹ

(to cut)

ре́зать

rézatʹ

(to cut)

стричь

stričʹ

(to remove the fleece from a sheep)

стричь

stričʹ

(to cut)

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