голяк
noun
Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[ga-LYAK]
Translation / meaning:
1. nothing at all
2. naked (usually in Instrumental: голяком)
Examples:
- Прихожу домой, а там голяк беспросветный!I come back home, and there is a hopeless nothing!
- Я хотел перевести пару сотен, а оказалось, что у меня на счёту голяк.I wanted to transfer a couple of hundreds, but it turned out that I have nothing on my account.
- Особо не раздумывая, он сбросил одежду и полез голяком в озеро.Without much hesitation, he got rid off his clothes and went naked into the lake.
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