свет
- 1.
light
- 2.
world
- 3.
high society
Как dandy ло́ндонский оде́т, И наконе́ц уви́дел свет.
He was dressed like a London dandy, And at last he beheld high society first-hand. (A S Pushkin, Yevgeniy Onegin Chapter 1, Verse 4)
Quite common in 19th Century literature (cf. the French 'monde')
Examples
Я хоте́л бы путеше́ствовать вокруг све́та.
I'd like to travel around the world.
Свет пога́с.
The light went out.
Электри́ческий свет поту́х.
The electric light went out.
Э́та ко́мната не име́ет доста́точно со́лнечного све́та.
This room does not get much sun.
Вы́ключите, пожалуйста, свет.
Turn off the light, please.
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom.nominative | све́т | све́ты |
| gen.genitive | све́та | све́тов |
| dat.dative | све́ту | све́там |
| acc.accusative | све́т | све́ты |
| inst.instrumental | све́том | све́тами |
| prep.prepositional | све́те | све́тах |
Typical usagePRO
Home electricity and lights
включи́ть свет
turn on the light
выключи́ть свет
turn off the light
погаси́ть свет
switch the light off
гори́т свет
the light is on
Types and qualities of light
есте́ственный свет
natural light
иску́сственный свет
artificial light
дневно́й свет
daylight
со́лнечный свет
sunlight
By/in the light
при све́те луны́
by moonlight
при дневно́м све́те
in daylight
при све́те ла́мпы
by lamplight
на свету́
in the light
Word familyсветPRO
- светlight; world; high society
- света́тьdawn; Dawn is breaking
- свети́тьto shine
- вы́светитьilluminate
- засвети́тьto begin to shine; (colloquial) to give a smack
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