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первокурсник

freshman

Meaning of первокурсник

a first-year student at a college or university

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Russian[pʲɪrvəkʊrˈsnʲik]
freshman
первокурсник - freshman
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первокурсник with English translation

первокурсник usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The freshman was nervous on the first day.

Первокурсник нервничал в первый день.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

As a freshman, he lived on campus.

Будучи первокурсником, он жил в кампусе.

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between первокурсник / студент-первокурсник / учащийся первого курса / студент первого курса

🇷🇺Russian
первокурсник

freshman — a first-year student at a college or university

B2Often

The freshman was nervous on the first day.

Первокурсник нервничал в первый день.

П
🇷🇺Russian
первокурсник

The main neutral word for a first-year college or university student.

B2Very Often

He was a freshman in the economics department.

Он был первокурсником на факультете экономики.

С
🇷🇺Russian
студент-первокурсник

A more specific variant emphasizing that the person is a student.

B2Often

A freshman student joined our club.

В наш кружок записался студент-первокурсник.

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🇷🇺Russian
учащийся первого курса

A more bookish and formal way to refer to a first-year student.

B2Often

The list includes all first-year students.

В списке указаны все учащиеся первого курса.

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🇷🇺Russian
студент первого курса

A neutral descriptive phrase without colloquial coloring.

B2Very Often

She is a first-year student at the medical university.

Она студент первого курса медицинского университета.

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How to pronounce первокурсник and what this word means

первокурсник translation: freshman. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce первокурсник

[pʲɪrvəkʊrˈsnʲik]

первокурсник translation

freshman

первокурсник examples

The freshman was nervous on the first day.

первокурсник transcription

[pʲɪrvəkʊrˈsnʲik]

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первокурсник meaning: what does it mean?

студент первого курса в колледже или университете

первокурсник pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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первокурсник definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The freshman was nervous on the first day. Translation: Первокурсник нервничал в первый день.

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