целовать
kiss
to touch someone with your lips as a sign of love
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целовать with English translation
целовать usage examples
The child ran over to kiss his mother goodnight.
Ребёнок подбежал, чтобы поцеловать маму на ночь.
She leaned in to kiss him goodbye.
Она наклонилась, чтобы поцеловать его на прощание.
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целовать synonyms
What's the difference between целовать / поцеловать / чмокать / лобызать / целоваться
kiss — to touch someone with your lips as a sign of love
The child ran over to kiss his mother goodnight.
Ребёнок подбежал, чтобы поцеловать маму на ночь.
The basic neutral verb: “to touch someone or something with the lips.”
He likes to kiss his wife before leaving.
Он любит целовать жену перед уходом.
Perfective aspect: “to kiss once or complete the action.”
Before bed, the mother kissed the child.
Перед сном мама поцеловала ребёнка.
Colloquial: a quick, light kiss, often with a “smack” sound; can sound a bit playful.
Grandma gave her grandson a quick kiss on the cheek.
Бабушка чмокнула внука в щёку.
Literary or ironic: to kiss solemnly or emphatically; often sounds old-fashioned.
In old novels, characters often like to kiss ladies' hands.
В старых романах герои любят лобызать руки дамам.
Reflexive verb: “to kiss each other”; used for a mutual action between two people.
The lovers kissed each other for a long time at the station.
Влюблённые долго целовались на вокзале.
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How to pronounce целовать and what this word means
целовать translation: kiss. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce целовать
[tsɨlɐˈvatʲ]
целовать translation
kiss
целовать examples
The child ran over to kiss his mother goodnight.
целовать transcription
[tsɨlɐˈvatʲ]
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Questions about this word
целовать meaning: what does it mean?
прикасаться губами к человеку в знак любви
целовать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
целовать is pronounced as [tsɨlɐˈvatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
целовать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The child ran over to kiss his mother goodnight. Translation: Ребёнок подбежал, чтобы поцеловать маму на ночь.
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