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ballet  Speak Example sentences
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(балет) a sort of theatrical representation by dancers
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(краснеть) become rosy or reddish; turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
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(живот) part of human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
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(изгнать) drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
banish  Speak Example sentences
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(доллар) move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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(предать) be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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(Bay) inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; small body of water set off from the main body
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(изгнать) drive out; drive away; compel to depart; dispel
barren  Speak Example sentences
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(бесплодной) desolate; fruitless and unproductive; lacking
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(доллар) move quickly and violently; jump vertically; strive with determination
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(ставки) make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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(блестящий) full of light; shining; bright; sharp and clear in tone
barrenness  Speak Example sentences
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(мясника) one whose job is to kill animals for food; one who kills in large numbers, or with unusual cruelty; vendor, especially on train or in theater
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(Бюллетень) brief statement of facts; any public notice or announcement; a periodical publication
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(живот) part of human body which extends downward from breast to thighs, and contains bowels; womb
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(бесплодие) property of not supporting life, no children or unable to have children; defect of emotion, sensibility, or fervency
bid  Speak Example sentences
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(Bay) inlet of the sea, usually smaller than a gulf; small body of water set off from the main body
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(породы) raise; produce offspring; give birth to or hatch; mate
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(изгиб) strain or move out of a straight line; curve; turn toward some certain point
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(ставки) make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
biography  Speak Example sentences
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(бык) male of any species of cattle; large, strong, and aggressive person; optimist regarding business conditions
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(отказов) jolt; rebound after having struck an object or a surface
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(биография) an account of the series of events making up a person's life; accounts of people's life
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(млрд.) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
bizarre  Speak Example sentences
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(подшипники) carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; act of producing or giving birth
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(предать) be unfaithful; reveal unconsciously or unwillingly
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(смещения) preference or inclination, especially one that inhibits impartial judgment; influence in unfair way
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(странное) fantastic; violently contrasting; strangely unconventional in style or appearance
blank  Speak Example sentences
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(пустой) of a white or pale color; without color; empty; void
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(банкет) feast; entertainment of eating and drinking
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(млрд.) the number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
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(подшипники) carrying another part; patient endurance; suffering without complaint; act of producing or giving birth
blaze  Speak Example sentences
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(ставки) make an offer of; propose; offer in words; declare, as a wish, a greeting, a threat, or defiance
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(пожар) brilliant burst of fire; destructive fire; flame
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(тупой) having a dull edge or end; not sharp; lacking in feeling; insensitive
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(Барб) sharp projection from fishhook; openly cutting remark