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Russian word of the day: Пробка

Apr 24, 2018 (see all)
про́бка
[ próp-ka ]
Noun , feminine
cork; stopper; (traffic) jam
Transport
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Examples

  • И́з-за оби́льного снегопа́да по всему́ го́роду про́бки.

    eez-za a-béel'-na-va snee-ga-pá-da pa vsee-mú gó-ra-du próp-kee

    Due to heavy snowfall there are traffic jams all around the city.

  • Про́бки для ви́нных буты́лок произво́дят из коры́ про́бкового ду́ба.

    próp-kee dlya véen-nyh bu-tý-lak pra-eez-vó-dyát eez ka-rý próp-ka-va-va dú-ba

    Corks for wine bottles are made from bark of cork oak.

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Declension of the word пробка

Case Singular Plural
Nominative Nom. про́бка про́бки
Genitive Gen. про́бки про́бок
Dative Dat. про́бке про́бкам
Accusative Acc. про́бку про́бки
Instrumental Inst. про́бкой про́бками
Prepositional Prep. про́бке про́бках
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Additional examples

  • Он объясни́л, что припозднился и́з-за про́бок.

    on ab-yas-neel, chto pree-pazd-néel-sya eez-za pró-bak

    He explained that he was a bit late because of traffic jams.

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перекрёсток crossroad, intersection
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переса́дка stopover, transfer, change

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