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зара́за

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nounfeminineinanimateuncountable
  • 1.

    infection, contagionmedicine

    Зара́за распространя́лась с невероя́тной быстрото́й.

    The infection spread with incredible speed.

  • 2.

    pest, swine, bastard, rat

    Ах ты, зара́за, опя́ть всё съел!

    You rat, you ate everything again!

    Colloquial and rude; in this meaning the noun is animate and can refer to a man or a woman.

  • 3.

    damn!, damn it!

    Зара́за, ключи́ дома забы́л!

    Damn, I left my keys at home!

    Used as an interjection.

  • 4.

    (rarepestilence, plague, epidemic

    В го́роде свире́пствовала зара́за.

    A pestilence was raging in the town.

    Dated, for an epidemic.

Examples

Declension

SingularPlural
Nom.Nominative

зара́за

зара́зы

Gen.Genitive

зара́зы

зара́з

Dat.Dative

зара́зе

зара́зам

Acc.Accusative

зара́зу

зара́зы

Inst.Instrumental

зара́зой

зара́зою

зара́зами

Prep.Prepositional

зара́зе

зара́зах

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Contributions

  • Iron edited translation 1 week ago.
  • Sandy edited noun basics 6 years ago.