претворе́ние

rare #46196

nounneuterinanimateuncountable

1.
realization, implementation, putting into practice
Претворе́ние э́того пла́на в жизнь за́няло не́сколько лет.
Putting this plan into practice took several years.
Most often in the phrase «претворение в жизнь» - putting something into practice.
2.
conversion, transformation
Претворе́ние мечты́ в реа́льность тре́бует труда́.
Turning a dream into reality takes work.
Bookish; usually «претворение чего-л. во что-л.».
3.
(rare) transubstantiationreligion
Претворе́ние хле́ба и вина соверша́ется во вре́мя литурги́и.
The transubstantiation of the bread and wine takes place during the liturgy.
Church usage: the changing of bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ.

Examples

Претворение плана в жизнь заняло два года
Putting the plan into practice took two years.
Учёные добились претворения идеи в реальность
The scientists succeeded in turning the idea into reality.
Претворение мечты требует много усилий
Making a dream come true requires a great deal of effort.