putka — meaning in English

English meaning

brig noun A sailing ship with two masts, both square-rigged.
counter noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.
jail noun A building where people are held in custody, typically for short sentences or while awaiting trial.
nick noun A small cut or notch in a surface, or the exact critical point or moment something happens.
stockade noun A defensive fence or enclosure made of upright wooden posts.

putka is used for these senses in English:

brig (US) A jail or guardhouse, especially in a naval military prison or jail on a ship, navy base, or (in fiction) spacecraft.
counter (historical) The prison attached to a city court; a compter.
drunk tank (slang) A cell where people who have been arrested for public drunkenness are detained until they are sober.
jail A place or institution for the confinement of persons held against their will in lawful custody or detention, especially (in US usage) a place where people are held for minor offenses or with reference to some future judicial proceeding.
nick (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, law enforcement, slang) A police station or prison.
stockade (colloquial) A military prison.
watchhouse A small prison attached to a police station, usually used on a temporary basis.

noun A flat surface for serving customers, preparing food, or conducting business.
noun A device or variable that keeps track of a running total.
verb To respond to or oppose an action, argument, or attack.
adv In the opposite direction or contrary to something.