Russian Vocabulary (and Wisdom)

How to say "сondition " in Russian

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условие

Meaning: сondition , term

Pronunciation: [oos-LOH-vee-yeh]

Part of speech: noun (neuter noun)

Rank: #602 (see frequency list)

Please, read the contract terms.
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Example sentences:

Каки́е вáши услóвия?
What are your terms?
Пожáлуйста, прочитáйте услóвия договóра.
Please, read the contract terms.
Я не понимáю услóвий задáчи.
I don't understand the conditions of the problem.
Они́ рабóтают в тяжëлых услóвиях и мáло получáют.
They have hard working conditons and small salaries.
literal They work in hard conditions and receive little.
Вы знáете, как получи́ть креди́т на хорóших услóвиях?
Do you know how to get a loan on favorable terms?
У нас совсéм нет услóвий для кáчественной рабóты.
We have absolutely no conditions for a qualified work.
literal We have no conditions at all for a qualified work.
Я дам тебé дéньги, но тóлько при том услóвии, что ты мне их вернëшь на слéдующей недéле.
I'll give you the money, but only provided that you return it next week.
В Росси́и мнóгие лю́ди привы́кли к непросты́м жили́щным услóвиям.
In Russia, many people are used to hard housing conditions.
literal In Russia, many people are used to not simple housing conditions.
Извини́те, но я не могу́ согласи́ться с предостáвленными услóвиями.
I'm sorry, but I can't accept the terms offered.
Прирóдные услóвия в э́том райóне благоприя́тны для тропи́ческих растéний.
The climate conditions in this area are favourable for tropical plants.
По услóвиям контрáкта процéнты выплáчиваются ежемécячно.
According to the contract terms the interest is paid monthly.
Да, но у меня́ есть однó услóвие.
Yes, but I have one condition.
literal Yes, but at me exists one condition.

Idioms and set expressions:

обязáтельное услóвие = indispensable condition
услóвия договóра = terms of the treaty
стáвить услóвия = lay down conditions
на хорóших услóвиях = on favourable terms
при услóвии, что = providing
с услóвием, что = on condition that
услóвия трудá = conditions of work
бытовы́е услóвия = living conditions
услóвия жи́зни = conditions of life
жили́щные услóвия = housing conditions
при прочих рáвных услóвиях = other things being equal
предостáвить все необходи́мые услóвия = offer all necessary facilities
услóвия задáчи = conditions of a problem

Related words:

услóвный = conditional, conventional
услóвиться = to agree (colloquial)

Case

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Plural

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