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ду́шно

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adverbadverb of ду́шный

1.
stuffy, airless, close
В ко́мнате ду́шно — откро́й окно́.
It's stuffy in the room - open the window.
Used impersonally: «здесь душно» = 'it is stuffy in here'; also predicative with dative, «мне душно» = 'I can't breathe'.
2.
muggy, sultry
На у́лице сего́дня жа́рко и ду́шно.
It's hot and muggy outside today.

Examples

Про́шлой но́чью мне бы́ло слишком душно, чтобы усну́ть.
It was too muggy for me to get to sleep last night.
В пала́те душно.
It’s stuffy in the hospital room.
Сего́дня не так душно, как вчера́.
It is less muggy today than it was yesterday.
Печка излучила столько тепла, что стало душно.
The stove radiated so much heat that it became stuffy.
В забое было душно и темно.
It was stuffy and dark at the coal face.
В ко́мнате душно.
The room is stuffy.
Здесь душно. Не откро́ешь окно́?
The air is bad here. Will you open the window?
В квартире плохая вентиляция, всегда душно.
The apartment has poor ventilation; it's always stuffy.

Word familyдушPRO

душshower
nounmasculine
ду́шкаdear; darling of the public; sound post (of a string instrument); hollow of the throat
nounfeminine
ду́шноstuffy; muggy
adverb
ду́шныйstuffy; sultry
adjective

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See also

душе́вныйmental; heartfelt

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airless close muggy stuffy sultry