very often used word (#263)
Translation
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1.wood, forest
wood
Also: forest
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2.timber, lumber
timber
Also: lumber
Also
Editing translations: Please do not include annotations (e.g. "medicine" or "colloquially") or hints of usage (e.g. "[Acc.]").
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
- Они пошли́ в лес на пикник. They went into the woods for a picnic.
- Сразу за лесом лежи́т прекрасное о́зеро. A beautiful lake lay just beyond the forest.
- Дорога в Каза́нь пролега́ет через густо́й, глухо́й лес. The road to Kazan lies through a dense forest.
- Охо́тничья соба́ка напра́вилась в лес. The hunting dog headed for the woods.
- Есть путь через лес. There is a path through the wood.
- Нами предпринят ряд попы́ток по засаживанию лесом ме́стной сва́лки. We have made several failed attempts at foresting the local landfill.
- Це́рковь окружена лесами и озерами. The church is surrounded by woods and lakes.
- Он прошёл через лес. He walked through the forest.
- Мы разошли́сь и на́чали прочёсывать лес. We spread out and began to search through the woods.
- Лес полон обезья́н. The forest is teeming with monkeys.
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Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | лес | леса́ |
| gen. genitive | ле́са | лесо́в |
| dat. dative | ле́су | леса́м |
| acc. accusative | лес | леса́ |
| inst. instrumental | ле́сом | леса́ми |
| prep. prepositional |
ле́су ле́се |
леса́х |
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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