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drinking

drinking

Meaning of drinking

used for water or another liquid you can drink

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British English/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
American English/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/
Russian transcription[pʲɪtʲɪˈvoj]
drinking
drinking - питьевой
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drinking with Russian translation

drinking usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Мы наполнили кувшин питьевой водой.

We filled the jug with drinking water.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Этот кран даёт безопасную питьевую воду.

This tap provides safe drinking water.

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drinkingпитьевой
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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What's the difference between drinking / drinkable

🇬🇧English
drinking

питьевой — used for water or another liquid you can drink

B1Very Often

We filled the jug with drinking water.

Мы наполнили кувшин питьевой водой.

D
🇬🇧English
drinking

the standard adjective meaning suitable for drinking

B1Very Often

This water is safe for drinking.

Эта вода пригодна для питья.

D
🇬🇧English
drinkable

more general, often means acceptable to drink but not necessarily ideal

B1Often

The tap water is drinkable, but it does not taste good.

Водопроводную воду можно пить, но на вкус она неприятная.

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drinking translation: питьевой. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce drinking

/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/

drinking translation

питьевой

drinking examples

We filled the jug with drinking water.

drinking transcription

/ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/, /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/

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drinking meaning: what does it mean?

used for water or another liquid you can drink

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drinking is pronounced as /ˈdrɪŋkɪŋ/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

We filled the jug with drinking water. Translation: Мы наполнили кувшин питьевой водой.

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