somewhat often used word (#2148)
Translation
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1.American, Yankee, Yank
American
Also: Yankee, Yank
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Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- В конце́ восемна́дцатого века паспорта америка́нцам обычно подпи́сывались президе́нтом США. In the late eighteenth century, a passport for an American was usually signed by the President of the United States.
- Разве они не америка́нцы? Aren't they Americans?
- Большинство́ америка́нцев одобря́ют де́йствия Кулиджа. Most Americans approved of what Coolidge did.
- Он америка́нец? Is he American?
- Они америка́нцы? Are they American?
- Америка́нцы в це́лом разгово́рчивые лю́ди. Americans on the whole are a talkative people.
- Он не америка́нец, он англича́нин. He is not an American but an Englishman.
- На вечери́нке я подружи́лся со мно́гими америка́нцами. I made friends with many Americans at the party.
- Больше 20 000 америка́нцев ежегодно стано́вятся же́ртвами уби́йств. More than 20,000 Americans are murdered each year.
- Мы ду́мали, что он америка́нец. We thought he was an American.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | америка́нец | америка́нцы |
| gen. genitive | америка́нца | америка́нцев |
| dat. dative | америка́нцу | америка́нцам |
| acc. accusative | америка́нца | америка́нцев |
| inst. instrumental | америка́нцем | америка́нцами |
| prep. prepositional | америка́нце | америка́нцах |
Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
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