Intermediate Russian

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вы́глянуть [vý-glee-nut'] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - выгля́дывать

to look out; to peep out, to appear

Examples

Со́лнце вы́глянуло и́з-за туч.

són-tse vý-glee-nu-la eez-za tuch

The sun peeped out from behind the clouds.
Вы́гляни в окно́!

vý-glee-nee v ak-nó

Look out the window!

красне́ть [kras-nyét'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - покрасне́ть

to blush, to flush, to redden

Examples

Она́ красне́ет, когда́ на неё смо́трят мно́го люде́й.

a-ná kras-nyé-yet, kag-dá na nee-yó smót-ryat mnó-ga lyu-dyéî

She blushes when many people look at her.
Смотри́ на него́, врёт и не красне́ет.

smat-rée na nee-vó, vryót ee nye kras-nýe- yet

Look at him: he is lying and not blushing!

след [slyet] Noun, masculine

footprint, trace

Examples

Поли́ция идёт по сле́ду престу́пника.

pa-lée-tsee-ya ee-dyót pa slyé-du prees-túp-nee-ka

The police are on the criminal's track.
От было́й любви́ не оста́лось и следа́.

at by-lóî lyub-vée nye as-tá-las'ee slee-dá

There is not a trace of the past love left.

туши́ть [tu-shéet'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - стуши́ть, потуши́ть

(about a fire) to put out, to extinguish; (cooking) to braise, to stew

Examples

Туши́те о́вощи на ме́дленном огне́ в тече́ние двадцати́ мину́т.

tu-shée-tye ó-va-schee na myéd-leen-nam ag-nyé v tee-chyé-nee dva-tsa-tée mee-nút

Simmer the vegetables on low fire for twenty minutes.
Пожа́р в населённом до́ме туши́ли 70 пожа́рных.

pa-zhár v na-see-lyón-nam dó-mye tu-shée-lee syém-dee-syat pa-zhár-nyh

70 firefighters were extinguishing the fire in the inhabited house.

рассве́т [ras-vyét] Noun, masculine

dawn

Examples

Он просну́лся на рассве́те.

on pras-núl-sya na ras-vyé-tye

He woke up at dawn.
Не́жно-ро́зовая полоса́ рассве́та протяну́лась на горизо́нте.

nyézh-na-ró-za-va-ya pa-la-sá ras-vyé-ta pra-tee-nú-las' na ga-ree-zón-tye

A fine pink streak of dawn stretched across the horizon.

стри́жка [stréesh-ka] Noun, feminine

haircut; process of cutting the hair

Examples

Тебе́ о́чень идёт коро́ткая стри́жка.

tee-byé ó-cheen' ee-dyót ka-rót-ka-ya stréesh-ka

A short haircut suits you very well.
Ско́лько бу́дет сто́ить стри́жка на во́лосы до плеч?

skól'-ka bú-deet stó-eet' stréesh-ka na vó-la-sy da plyech

How much will the haircut for the hair until shoulders cost?

всё равно́ [fsyo rav-nó] Phrase

it's all the same, it doesn't matter, (I) don't care; anyway, still, in any case

Examples

Мне всё равно́, де́лайте, что хоти́те.

mnye fsyo rav-nó, dyé-laî-tye chto ha-tée-tye

I do not care, do whatever you want to.
Мы торопи́лись и́зо всех сил, но всё равно́ опозда́ли.

my ta-ra-pée-lees' ee-za fsyeh seel, no fsyo rav-nó a-paz-dá-lee

We were rushing as much as we could but still arrived late.

спи́сывать [spée-sy-vat'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - списа́ть

to copy off, to crib

Examples

Дома́шку он никогда́ не де́лал, а всё вре́мя спи́сывал.

da-másh-ku on nee-kag-dá nye dyé-lal, a fsyo vryé-mya spée-sy-val

He never did his homework but always copied it from others.
В шко́ле она́ никогда́ никому́ не дава́ла спи́сывать.

f shkó-lye a-ná nee-kag-dá nee-ka-mú nye da-vá-la spee-sy-vat'

At school, she never let anyone copy off (from her).

тень [tyen'] Noun, feminine

shade, shadow

Examples

Малы́ш впервы́е уви́дел со́бственную тень и испуга́лся.

ma-lýsh fpreer-vý-ye u-vée-deel sópst-veen-nu-yu tyen' ee ees-pu-gál-sya

The kid saw his own shadow for the first time and got scared.
Сего́дня нереа́льно жа́рко, 30 гра́дусов в тени́.

see-vód-nya nee-ree-ál'-na zhár-ka, trée-tsat' grá-du-saf f tee-née

Today it is very hot, 30 degrees in the shade.

и́ней [ée-neeî] Noun, masculine

white frost, hoarfrost, rime

Examples

Трава́ покры́лась пе́рвым и́неем.

tra-vá pak-rý-las' pyér-vym ée-nee-yem

The grass got covered with the first hoarfrost.
Согла́сно наро́дным приме́там, тума́н и и́ней у́тром 10-го апре́ля предвеща́ют бога́тый урожа́й.

sag-lás-na na-ród-nym pree-myé-tam, tu-mán ee ée-neeî út-ram dee-syá-ta-va ap-ryé-lya preed-vee-schá-yut ba-gá-tyî u-ra-zháî

According to local knowledge, fog and frost on the morning of April 10 foreshadow a rich harvest.