American
American
relating to the United States or its people
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American with Russian translation
American usage examples
На завтрак подавали американский кофе.
They served American coffee at breakfast.
Мы встретили американскую семью в музее.
We met an American family at the museum.
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American synonyms
What's the difference between American / US / U.S. / American English / United States
американский — relating to the United States or its people
They served American coffee at breakfast.
На завтрак подавали американский кофе.
Same as the headword; refers to the United States or its people.
She loves American music.
Она любит американскую музыку.
Used mainly as an abbreviation meaning ‘United States’; often used before nouns like US policy or US citizens.
US companies are investing abroad.
Американские компании инвестируют за рубежом.
Abbreviation with periods; same meaning as US, often used in writing.
U.S. law is changing.
Закон США меняется.
Refers specifically to the variety of English used in the United States, not to people or nationality in general.
I’m learning American English.
Я изучаю американский английский.
Usually a noun phrase naming the country itself; can function in contexts like ‘the United States economy’ rather than as a simple adjective.
The United States has a large population.
В Соединённых Штатах большое население.
Short abbreviation for the country; commonly used in signs, maps, and informal writing.
Made in the USA.
Сделано в США.
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В чем разница в английском между carry, wear, tote и lug
Carry — нести или иметь при себе, wear — носить на теле, tote — таскать с собой, lug — тащить тяжёлое с усилием.
В чем разница в английском между whole, entire, complete и intact
Разница между whole, entire, complete и intact: целое, весь объем, завершенность и сохранность без повреждений.
В чем разница в английском между choose, pick, select и opt for
Разница между choose, pick, select и opt for: обычный выбор, разговорный выбор, выбор из списка и осознанное предпочтение.
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How to pronounce American and what this word means
American translation: американский. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce American
/əˈmɛrɪkən/
American translation
американский
American examples
They served American coffee at breakfast.
American transcription
/əˈmɛrɪkən/, /əˈmɛrɪkən/
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Questions about this word
American meaning: what does it mean?
relating to the United States or its people
American pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
American is pronounced as /əˈmɛrɪkən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
American definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
They served American coffee at breakfast. Translation: На завтрак подавали американский кофе.
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