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гость [gost'] Noun, masculine, feminine - го́стья

guest, visitor

Examples

Ско́лько госте́й пришло́ на мероприя́тие?

skól'-ka gas-tyéî preesh-ló na mee-ra-pree-yá-tee-ye

How many guests came to the event?
Нас пригласи́ли в го́сти друзья́.

nas preeg-la-sée-lee v gós-tee druz'-yá

We were invited to visit friends.

остепени́ться [as-tee-pee-née-tsa] Verb, perfective

to settle / steady down, to become staid / respectable, to sober down

Examples

Пора́ тебе́, Ди́ма, остепени́ться!

pa-rá tee-byé, Dée-ma, as-tee-pee-née-tsa

It's time for you, Dima, to settle down!
Он остепени́лся и реши́л жени́ться.

on as-tee-pee-néel-sya ee ree-shéel zhee-née-tsa

He settled down and decided to get married.

потеря́ться [pa-tee-ryá-tsa] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - теря́ться

to get lost

Examples

Не отходи́ от меня́ далеко́, а то потеря́ешься.

nye at-ha-dée at mee-nya da-lee-kó, a to pa-tee-ryá-eesh-sya

Do not move away from me, or you will be lost.
Ма́льчика, кото́рый потеря́лся в лесу́, нашли́ живы́м и невреди́мым.

mál'-chee-ka, ka-to-ryî pa-tee-ryál-sya v lee-sú, nash-lée zhee-vým ee nee-vree-dée-mym

The boy, who got lost in the forest, was found alive and unharmed.

ску́чный [skuch-nýî] Adjective

boring, dull

Examples

Ле́кция была́ тако́й ску́чной, что мы ушли́ в середи́не.

lyék-tsee-ya by-lá ta-kóî skúch-naî, chto my ush-lée v see-ree-dée-nye

The lecture was so boring that we left in the middle.
Рабо́та э́та ску́чная, но высокоопла́чиваемая.

ra-bó-ta é-ta skúch-na-ya, no vy-sa-ko-ap-lá-chee-va-ee-ma-ya

This work is boring, but highly paid.

удава́ться [u-da-vá-tsa] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - уда́ться

to be successful, to turn out well, to manage to do something

Examples

Как тебе́ удаётся всё успева́ть?

kak tee-byé u-da yó-tsa fsyo us-pee-vát'

How do you manage to do everything?
До сих пор ему́ удава́лось подде́рживать хоро́шие отноше́ния со все́ми.

da seeh por ye-mú u-da-vá-las' pad-dyér-zhee-vat' ha-ró-shee-ye at-na-shé-nee-ya sa fsyé-mee

Until now, he managed to maintain good relations with everybody.

потеря́ть [pa-tee-ryát'] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - теря́ть

to lose (something)

Examples

Ка́жется, я потеря́ла ключи́ от маши́ны.

ká-zhee-tsa, ya pa-tee-ryá-la klyu-chee at ma-shée-ny

It seems I lost the car keys.
По́сле вчера́шнего мы потеря́ли к нему́ дове́рие.

pós-lye vchee-rásh-nee-va my pa-tee-ryá-lee k nee-mú da-vyé-ree-ye

After yesterday's events we lost confidence in him.

слыть [slyt'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - прослы́ть

to have the reputation for, to be said / reputed / known

Examples

Он слывёт больши́м знатоко́м в э́том вопро́се.

on sly-vyót bal'-sheem zna-ta-kóm v é-tam va-pró-sye

He is known as a great connoisseur in this matter.
Они́ слыву́т профессиона́лами.

a-née sly-vút pra-fye-see-a-ná-la-mee

They are said to be professionals.

упусти́ть [u-pus-téet'] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - упуска́ть

to miss, to overlook, to let go / slip

Examples

Вы упусти́ли из ви́ду одну́ суще́ственную дета́ль.

vy u-pus-tée-lee eez vée-du ad-nú su-schyést-veen-nu-yu dee-tál'

You have overlooked one essential detail.
Что́бы ничего́ не упусти́ть, мы реши́ли соста́вить спи́сок.

chtó-by nee-chee-vó nye u-pus-téet', my ree-shée-lee sas-tá-veet' spée-sak

In order not to miss anything, we decided to make a list.

переезжа́ть [pye-rye-yez-zhát'] Verb, imperfective. Perfective - перее́хать

to move, to relocate

Examples

Че́рез ме́сяц мы переезжа́ем в друго́й го́род.

ché-ryez myé-seets my pye-rye-yez-zhá-eem v dru-góî gó-rat

In a month we are moving to another city.
Вы переезжа́ете? Куда́?

vy pye-rye-yez-zhá-ee-tye? ku-dá?

Are you moving? Where?

прозева́ть [pra-zee-vát'] Verb, perfective. Imperfective - зева́ть

to yawn (throughout); to miss an opportunity

Examples

Он прозева́л весь ве́чер.

on pra-zee-vál vyes' vyé-cher

He has been yawning all evening.
Не хочу́ прозева́ть тако́й удо́бный слу́чай.

nye ha-chú pra-zee-vát' ta-kóî u-dób-nyî slú-chaî

I don't want to miss such a good opportunity.