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закуска (zakuska) snack (noun)

Я набрала вес постоянно кушая снеки.
Yа nabrala ves postoyanno kushaya sneki.
I gained weight by always eating snacks.

Фрукты представляют собой отличный перекус во второй половине дня.
Frukty predstavlyayut soboy otlichnyy perekus vo vtoroy polovine dnya.
Fruit makes a great snack in the afternoon.

Не ешь слишком много снеков.
Ne yesh’ slishkom mnogo snekov.
Don’t eat too many snacks.

перекусывать
perekusyvat’
eat a snack

ночной перекус
nochnoy perekus
midnight snack

попкорн
popkorn
popcorn snack

дневной перекус
dnevnoy perekus
afternoon snack

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календарь (kalendar’) calendar (noun)

календарный день
kalendarnyy den’
day calendar

один календарный год
odin kalendarnyy god
one calendar year

календарный месяц
kalendarnyy mesyats
calendar month

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сидеть в Интернете (sidet’ v Internete) surf the internet (phrase)

Мужчина сидел в Интернете за компьютером.
Muzhchina sidel v Internete za komp’yuterom.
The man surfed the internet on the computer.

Мужчина сидит в Интернете за компьютером.
Muzhchina sidit v Internete za komp’yuterom.
The man surfs the internet on the computer.

Мужчина сидит в Интернете.
Muzhchina sidit v Internete.
The man is surfing the internet on the computer.

Я сижу в Интернете каждый вечер перед сном.
Ya sizhu v Internete kazhdyy vecher pered snom.
I surf the internet every night before bed.

сидеть в Интернете в течение часа
sidet’ v Internete v techeniye chasa
surf the internet for an hour

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морковь (morkov’) carrot (noun)

Перец, брокколи, цукини, лук-порей, морковь, баклажаны и салат – это всё овощи.
Perets, brokkoli, tsukini, luk-porey, morkov’, baklazhany i salat – eto vso ovoshchi.
Peppers, broccoli, zucchini, leeks, carrots, eggplants, and lettuce are all vegetables.

Морковь обычно оранжевого цвета.
Morkov’ obychno oranzhevogo tsveta.
Carrots are usually orange in color.

Морковь – очень популярный и полезный корнеплод.
Morkov’ – ochen’ populyarnyy i poleznyy korneplod.
The carrot is a very popular and healthy root vegetable.

Мини-морковь обычно более нежная, чем та, которая покрупнее.
Mini-morkov’ obychno boleye nezhnaya, chem ta, kotoraya pokrupneye.
A baby carrot is usually more tender than a larger one.

оранжевая морковь
oranzhevaya morkov’
orange carrot

мини-морковь
mini-morkov’
baby carrot

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старшая сестра (starshaya sestra) older sister (noun)

Наша старшая сестра сидит с ребёнком, когда наших родителей нет дома.
Nasha starshaya sestra sidit s rebyonkom, kogda nashikh roditeley net doma.
Our older sister babysits when our parents are out.

Старшая сестра держит свою младшую сестру.
Starshaya sestra derzhit svoyu mladshuyu sestru.
The older sister is holding her younger sister.

иметь старшую сестру
imet’ starshuyu sestru
have an older sister

старшая сестра и младшая сестра
starshaya sestra i mladshaya sestra
older sister and younger sister

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сладкий картофель (sladkiy kartofel’) sweet potato (phrase)

Ямс также называют сладким картофелем.
Yams takzhe nazivayut sladkim kartofelem.
A yam is also called a sweet potato.

Сладкий картофель хорош печёным или жареным
Sladkiy kartofel’ horosh pechyonym ili zharenym
The sweet potato is great baked or fried.

засахаренный сладкий картофель
zasaharenniy sladkiy kartofel’
candied sweet potato

печёный сладкий картофель
pechyoniy sladkiy kartofel’
baked sweet potato

целый сладкий картофель и нарезанный сладкий картофель
tseliy sladkiy kartofel’ i narezanniy sladkiy kartofel’
whole sweet potato and cut sweet potato

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хлеб (hleb) bread (noun)

Каждым воскресным утром мы покупаем хлеб, торт и печенье в пекарне.
Kazhdym voskresnym utrom my pokupayem hleb, tort i pechyen ‘ye v pekarne.
Every Sunday morning we buy bread, cake, and cookies at the bakery.

нарезанный хлеб и булочки
narezannyi hleb i bulochki
sliced bread and bread rolls

нарезанный хлеб
narezannyi hleb
sliced bread

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серебряный silver (adjective)

серебряная ручка выглядит дорого
The silver colored pen looks expensive.

красить в серебряный цвет
color silver

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