лад

uncommon #5365

nounmasculineinanimateuncountable

1.
harmony, concord, peace, agreement
Он живёт в ладу́ с сосе́дями.
He lives in harmony with his neighbours.
often in the phrase жить в ладу (с кем-л.) 'live in harmony (with sb)'
2.
manner, way, fashion
Он всё де́лает на свой лад.
He does everything his own way.
на свой лад = in one's own way; на все лады = in every possible way
3.
fret (on a guitar)music
Зажми́ струну́ на второ́м ладу́.
Press the string down at the second fret.
usually plural: лады

Examples

Он снова слушал рассказчика, перевирающего историю на свой лад.
He listened once again to the storyteller, who was twisting the story to suit himself.
Полегоньку дело пошло на лад.
Little by little, things began to improve.
Дела у него потихонечку идут на лад.
Things are gradually getting better for him.
Аккорд построен на тонике лада.
The chord is built on the tonic of the mode.
Хор, перепевавший гимн на разные лады, удивил публику.
The choir, which sang the anthem in various arrangements, amazed the audience.
Быть в поря́дке — значит быть в ла́ду с сами́м собой.
Being okay means being at peace with yourself.
Я был со все́ми в ла́ду.
I got along with everybody.
Музыка, настраивающая на спокойный лад, играла в кафе весь вечер.
Music that put people in a calm mood played in the café all evening.

⚠️ Stress change.

ладharmony; manner; fret (on a guitar)
nounmasculine
ла́дноall right
adverb
ла́дныйwell-built; well-fitting; good
adjectivecolloquial
ла́данкаA small bag in which incense a spell or some kind of amulet is placed and worn on the chest
nounfeminine