Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)
How to say "snow" in Russian
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Meaning:
snow
Pronunciation:
[snyehk]
Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)
Rank: #436 (see frequency list)
You can make a snowman out of this snow.
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- Cейчác хóлодно и идëт снег.
- It's cold now and it's snowing.
- В ноябрé вы́пал пéрвый снег.
- The first snow fell in November.
- Cнег растáял в апрéле.
- The snow melted in April.
- Кáждый день шëл cи́льный снег.
- It was snowing heavily every day.
- На снегу́ бы́ли видны́ следы́ живóтных.
- You could see animal tracks on snow.
- literal On snow animal tracks could be seen.
- Весь гóрод был покры́т снéгом.
- All the city was covered with snow.
- В э́том году́ снéга нé было до января́.
- It didn't snow until January this year.
- literal This year there was no snow until January.
- У неë былá бéлая, как снег, кожа.
- She had a snow white skin.
- literal She had a skin white as snow.
- В лесу́ лежáл глубóкий снег.
- There was a deep snow in the forest.
- literal A deep snow was lying in the forest.
- Из такóго снéга мóжно сдéлать снеговикá.
- You can make a snowman out of this snow.
- literal It's possible to make a snowman out of this snow.
- идëт снег = it snows
- вы́пал снег = snow fell
- снег кружи́тся = snow whirls
- снег тáет = snow melts
- мóкрый снег = sleet
- си́льный снег = it snows heavily
- бéлый как снег = snow white
literal white as snow - как снег нá голову = out of the blue
literal as snow to one's head - ну́жно как прошлогóдний снег = not give a boot about smth
- зимóй снéга не вы́просишь = You can’t get blood out of a stone
literal smb wouldn't give away snow in winter
- cнéжный = snowy
- cнегови́к = snowman
- cнежóк = snowball, light snow
- снежи́нка = snowflake
- снегоочисти́тель = snowplough
- То ли дóждик, то ли снег, то ли бу́дет, то ли нет.
- There's many a slip between the cup and the lip.
- literal Rain or snow, will be or won't be.
- Был бы дождь, да снег помешáл
- It should have rained, but it snowed.
- Нет снéгу, нет и слéду
- No snow, no trace.
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