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"Unemployed" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Oct 18, 2018 (see all)
безрабо́тный
[ beez-ra-bót-nyî ]
Adjective
unemployed, jobless
Work
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Examples of "Unemployed" in Russian

  • В настоя́щее вре́мя он безрабо́тный.

    v nas-ta-yá-schye-ye vryé-mya on beez-ra-bót-nyî

    He is currently unemployed.

  • За 2017-й год число́ безрабо́тных вы́росло на 2%.

    za dvye tý-sya-chee seem-nát-tsa-tyî got chees-ló beez-ra-bót-nyh vý-ras-la na dva pra-tsén-ta

    In 2017, the number of unemployed increased by 2%.

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Same stem words

разраба́тывать [raz-ra-bá-ty-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to develop, to design, to engineer, to elaborate, to exploit, to work up, to process
срабо́таться [sra-bó-ta-tsa] Verb , perfective
to work well together; to achieve harmony in work
безрабо́тица [beez-ra-bó-tee-tsa] Noun , feminine
unemployment
работя́га [ra-ba-tyá-ga] Noun , masculine or feminine
hard worker; plodder; blue-collar worker
порабо́тать [pa-ra-bó-tat'] Verb , perfective
to do some work, to put in some work
подраба́тывать [pad-ra-bá-ty-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to earn additionally, to earn on the side
рабо́та [ra-bó-ta] Noun , feminine
work, job
рабо́тать [ra-bó-tat'] Verb , imperfective
to work
зараба́тывать [za-ra-bá-ty-vat'] Verb , imperfective
to earn

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Related words
усло́вие condition, term, clause; (plural) conditions, circumstances
труд labo(u)r, work; trouble
надрыва́ться to overstrain oneself, to exert oneself to the utmost, to be worn out; to tear slightly
собесе́дование interview (for a job or studies), interlocution

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