"на коленке" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Russian]

IPA: [nə‿kɐˈlʲenkʲe] Forms: на коле́нке [canonical], na kolénke [romanization]
Etymology: In reference to using the top of one's knee as an improvised work surface. Head templates: {{ru-adv|на коле́нке}} на коле́нке • (na kolénke)
  1. (idiomatic, colloquial) hurriedly, in a quick-and-dirty way Tags: colloquial, idiomatic Synonyms: на ско́рую ру́ку
    Sense id: en-на_коленке-ru-adv-FXvcyFPN Categories (other): Russian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Russian entries with incorrect language header: 62 38
  2. (idiomatic, colloquial) by hand, without proper equipment or automation Tags: colloquial, idiomatic
    Sense id: en-на_коленке-ru-adv-tAd-axkp

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  "etymology_text": "In reference to using the top of one's knee as an improvised work surface.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "на коле́нке",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "na kolénke",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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        "1": "на коле́нке"
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    }
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  "pos": "adv",
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          "_dis": "62 38",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Russian entries with incorrect language header",
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "hurriedly, in a quick-and-dirty way"
      ],
      "id": "en-на_коленке-ru-adv-FXvcyFPN",
      "links": [
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          "hurriedly",
          "hurriedly"
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          "quick-and-dirty",
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic, colloquial) hurriedly, in a quick-and-dirty way"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "на ско́рую ру́ку"
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
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      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "2003, Максим Блант, “Система ценностей и ценность системы”, in Еженедельный журнал",
          "text": "Пять хоро́ших самолётов «на коле́нке» мы в при́нципе соберём, хотя́ на́ши техноло́гии пока́ и не позволя́ют де́лать хоро́шие мото́ры, хоро́шую авио́нику, но э́ти пробле́мы реша́ются ― всё мо́жно купи́ть.\nPjatʹ xoróšix samoljótov «na kolénke» my v príncipe soberjóm, xotjá náši texnológii poká i ne pozvoljájut délatʹ xoróšije motóry, xoróšuju avióniku, no éti problémy rešájutsja ― vsjo móžno kupítʹ.\nIn principle, we can assemble five good airplanes by hand, and even though our technologies don't yet allow building good engines, good avionics, those are solvable problems – we can buy all those things.",
          "type": "quotation"
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        "by hand, without proper equipment or automation"
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        "(idiomatic, colloquial) by hand, without proper equipment or automation"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "[nə‿kɐˈlʲenkʲe]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "на коленке"
}
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    "Russian lemmas",
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    "Russian terms with IPA pronunciation"
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  "etymology_text": "In reference to using the top of one's knee as an improvised work surface.",
  "forms": [
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      "tags": [
        "canonical"
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    },
    {
      "form": "na kolénke",
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      "args": {
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        "hurriedly, in a quick-and-dirty way"
      ],
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          "hurriedly",
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          "quick-and-dirty",
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        {
          "word": "на ско́рую ру́ку"
        }
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      "examples": [
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          "ref": "2003, Максим Блант, “Система ценностей и ценность системы”, in Еженедельный журнал",
          "text": "Пять хоро́ших самолётов «на коле́нке» мы в при́нципе соберём, хотя́ на́ши техноло́гии пока́ и не позволя́ют де́лать хоро́шие мото́ры, хоро́шую авио́нику, но э́ти пробле́мы реша́ются ― всё мо́жно купи́ть.\nPjatʹ xoróšix samoljótov «na kolénke» my v príncipe soberjóm, xotjá náši texnológii poká i ne pozvoljájut délatʹ xoróšije motóry, xoróšuju avióniku, no éti problémy rešájutsja ― vsjo móžno kupítʹ.\nIn principle, we can assemble five good airplanes by hand, and even though our technologies don't yet allow building good engines, good avionics, those are solvable problems – we can buy all those things.",
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        "(idiomatic, colloquial) by hand, without proper equipment or automation"
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        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[nə‿kɐˈlʲenkʲe]"
    }
  ],
  "word": "на коленке"
}

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