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How to say "floor" in Russian

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пол

Meaning: floor, sex, gender

Pronunciation: [pohl]

Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)

Rank: #237 (see frequency list)

The dog is lying on the floor.
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Example sentences:

Ва́за упа́ла на́ пол и разби́лась.
The vase fell on the floor and broke.
Соба́ка лежи́т на полу́.
The dog is lying on the floor.
Пол на ку́хне был ужа́сно холо́дный.
The kitchen floor was terribly cold.
Полы́ в до́ме блесте́ли, как но́вые.
The floors in the house were shining like new.
А́нна се́ла на пол у окна́.
Anna set on the floor near a window.
Они́ ещё не зна́ют пол бу́дущего ребёнка.
They don't know the sex of their future child yet.
Осторо́жно, пол окра́шен!
Caution, painted floor!
Она́ хо́чет улу́чшить отноше́ния с мужски́м по́лом.
She wants to improve her relationships with men.
В русском языке, слова́, обознача́ющие лиц же́нского по́ла отно́сятся к же́нскому ро́ду.
In Russian language, words designating female persons are of feminine gender.

Idioms and set expressions:

же́нского по́ла = female
мужско́го по́ла = male
прекра́сный пол = the fair sex
си́льный пол = the sterner sex

Related words:

стена́ = wall
потоло́к = ceiling
окно́ = window
парке́т = parquet
насти́л = flooring

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	по́л	полы́
Genitive	по́ла	поло́в
Dative	по́лу	пола́м
Accusative	по́л	полы́
Instrumental	по́лом	пола́ми
Prepositional	по́ле	пола́х
Locative	полу́	-

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