база́р

uncommon #6852C2

nounmasculineinanimatecountable

1.
market, bazaar, marketplace
Я купи́л фру́кты на база́ре.
I bought fruit at the market.
Typically an open-air market where produce and goods are sold.
2.
fair, sale, charity bazaar
На пло́щади откры́лся рожде́ственский база́р.
A Christmas market has opened on the square.
Of themed or seasonal events: рождественский базар (Christmas market), церковный базар (church bazaar).
3.
uproar, racket, row
Что за база́р в коридо́ре?
What's all this racket in the hallway?
Colloquial and disapproving.

Examples

Где же наши библиоте́карши? - "Одна на кры́ше сажа́ет карто́шку, а друга́я с утра стоит на база́ре."
Where are our female librarians? - "One is planting potatoes on the roof, and the other has been standing at the market since early morning."
Он купил новую чалму на базаре.
He bought a new turban at the bazaar.
Он купил ятаган на восточном базаре.
He bought a yataghan at an oriental bazaar.
Восточный базар полон яркого колорита.
The oriental bazaar is full of vivid local colour.
На базаре всегда крутились местные маклаки
Local dealers were always hanging around the bazaar.
Вербный базар открылся на площади утром.
The willow market opened in the square in the morning.
Дед продал выростка на базаре весной.
Grandfather sold the yearling calf at the market in spring.
Билл часто не отвеча́ет за база́р.
Bill often fails to keep his word.

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