бункер
bunker
The Russian word for 'hopper' (that which hops or makes hop) is бункер (bunker).
Meaning: that which hops or makes hop (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is bunker.
Did you know?
- The word бункер is a loanword from English, but it entered the Russian language via German during the era of industrialization.
- While бункер means 'hopper' in an industrial context, it is most commonly used in Russian to mean an underground 'bunker' or 'shelter'.
- In Russian, the word бункер is exclusively used for inanimate objects. You would never use it to describe a 'hopper' in the sense of a jumping animal or person.
Examples in context
- Зерно сыплется в бункер.Zerno sypletsya v bunker.The grain is pouring into the hopper.
- Проверьте, не забился ли бункер.Prover'te, ne zabilsya li bunker.Check if the hopper is clogged.
- Этот бункер слишком мал для работы.Etot bunker slishkom mal dlya raboty.This hopper is too small for the job.
Example conversation
At a construction site where workers are checking equipment.
- Мария MariaАндрей, проверь этот бункер.Andrey, provery etot bunker.Andrey, check this hopper.
- Андрей AndreyОн пустой, Мария.On pustoy, Mariya.It is empty, Maria.
- Мария MariaТогда наполни его быстро.Togda napolni yego bystro.Then fill it up quickly.
- Андрей AndreyХорошо, я сейчас сделаю.Khorosho, ya seychas sdelayu.Okay, I'll do it now.
