russian
Relating to Russia, its people, its language, or its culture. It describes things that come from or are connected to the largest country in the world.
Exemplos
3 de 5I bought a beautiful Russian doll while traveling in Moscow.
I bought a traditional doll from Russia while visiting Moscow.
The Russian ambassador will speak at the international summit.
The official representative from Russia will talk at the meeting.
My friend is Russian, and she makes amazing soup.
My friend comes from Russia and is a great cook.
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Dica de memorização
Think of the word 'RUSH'. Russia is so big that if you want to see all of it, you have to 'rush' in your 'Russian' car!
Quiz rápido
Dmitry is from Saint Petersburg; he is ________.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: Russian
Exemplos
I bought a beautiful Russian doll while traveling in Moscow.
everydayI bought a traditional doll from Russia while visiting Moscow.
The Russian ambassador will speak at the international summit.
formalThe official representative from Russia will talk at the meeting.
My friend is Russian, and she makes amazing soup.
informalMy friend comes from Russia and is a great cook.
The course focuses on nineteenth-century Russian literature.
academicThe class studies books written by authors from Russia in the 1800s.
We are currently analyzing the trends in the Russian energy sector.
businessWe are looking at how the energy business is changing in Russia.
Sinônimos
Antônimos
Família de palavras
Colocações comuns
Frases Comuns
Russian roulette
a dangerous game of chance
Russian nesting doll
a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed inside one another
Russian dressing
a piquant salad dressing made of mayonnaise and ketchup
Frequentemente confundido com
Russia is the name of the country (noun), while Russian is the adjective or language name.
Prussian refers to a historical region in Germany/Poland, not Russia.
Notas de uso
Always capitalize 'Russian' because it is derived from a proper noun (the country Russia). It is used both as an adjective and a noun to describe people or the language.
Erros comuns
Learners often use the country name 'Russia' when they should use the adjective 'Russian', for example saying 'I like Russia food' instead of 'I like Russian food.'
Dica de memorização
Think of the word 'RUSH'. Russia is so big that if you want to see all of it, you have to 'rush' in your 'Russian' car!
Origem da palavra
Derived from 'Rus', the name of the medieval state and people who lived in that region.
Padrões gramaticais
Contexto cultural
The word is strongly associated with the Cyrillic alphabet, classical ballet, and famous novelists like Tolstoy and Dostoevsky.
Quiz rápido
Dmitry is from Saint Petersburg; he is ________.
Correto!
A resposta correta é: Russian
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