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How to say "table" in Russian

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стол

Meaning: table, desk, board, diet, cuisine, department

Pronunciation: [stohl]

Part of speech: noun (masculine noun)

Rank: #161 (see frequency list)

A wooden kitchen table with chairs.

Example sentences:

Этот стол большо́й.
This table is big.
В ко́мнате стои́т большо́й стол.
There is a big table in the room.
Го́сти се́ли за стол.
The guests sat at the table.
Анто́н взял газе́ту со стола́.
Anton took a newspaper from the table.
Ка́тя накрыва́ет на стол.
Katya is laying the table.
По ру́сской тради́ции за столо́м при́нято бесе́довать.
According to a Russian tradition it is usual to have a talk during meals.
Он позвони́л в стол нахо́док.
He called the lost and found.
Дома́шний стол всегда́ вкусне́е.
Home cooking is always tastier.
Официа́нт поста́вил ко́фе на стол.
The waiter put the coffee on the table.
Когда вы ви́делись с отцо́м в после́дний раз?
When did you last see your father? (polite or plural)

Idioms and set expressions:

накрывать на стол = to lay the table
literal to cover on the table
за столом = during meals; at table
садиться за стол = to take a seat at the table
накрывать на стол = to lay the table
накрывать стол = to lay the table; to cover the table
убирать со стола = to clear the table
стол находок = lost and found
literal a desk of finds
домашний стол = home cooking
обеденный стол = dining table
операционный стол = operating table
рабочий стол = desktop
простой стол = simple diet
шведский стол = buffet, smorgasbord
literal Swedish table

Proverbs and sayings:

Посади свинью за стол, она и ноги на стол.
Sit a beggar at your table and he will soon put his feet on it.
literal Ask a pig to sit at the table and it will put its legs on the table.
Пироги со стола, друзья со двора.
No longer pipe, no longer dance.
literal Pies off the table, friends off the yard.
Недосол -- на столе, пересол -- на спине.
More than enough is too much.
literal Insufficient salting -- on the table, oversalting -- on the back.

Other forms of the word (declensions):

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	стол	столы́
Genitive	стола́	столо́в
Dative	столу́	стола́м
Accusative	стол	столы́
Instrumental	столо́м	стола́ми
Prepositional	столе́	стола́х

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