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emotional

emotional

Meaning of emotional

showing emotions strongly

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British English/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/
American English/ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
Russian transcription[emɐt͡sɨˈonalʲnɨj]
emotional
emotional - эмоциональный
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emotional with Russian translation

emotional usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Финал фильма был настолько эмоциональным, что многие плакали.

The film's ending was so emotional that many people cried.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он дал эмоциональное интервью о трудностях своего детства.

He gave an emotional interview about his childhood struggles.

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emotional belongs to the topic "Personality Traits". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

emotionalэмоциональный
kindдобрый
smartумный
quietтихий
boringскучный
lazyленивый
angryзлой

emotional synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between emotional / demonstrative / passionate / sensitive / expressive / sentimental

🇬🇧English
emotional

General term for relating to feelings or showing feelings.

B1Very Often

She became very emotional during the speech.

Она стала очень эмоциональной во время речи.

D
🇬🇧English
demonstrative

Shows feelings openly and freely, often through gestures or physical affection.

B2Often

They are a very demonstrative couple.

Они очень демонстративная пара (открыто выражают чувства).

P
🇬🇧English
passionate

Implies intense, enthusiastic or strong feelings (often positive or involving strong desire).

B2Very Often

He's a passionate advocate for human rights.

Он страстный защитник прав человека.

🇬🇧English

Focuses on being easily affected by emotions or stimuli, or being considerate of others' feelings.

B1Very Often

She's very sensitive to criticism.

Она очень чувствительна к критике.

🇬🇧English

Emphasizes clear outward expression of feelings rather than intensity of inner emotion.

B2Often

Her face is very expressive when she talks.

Её лицо очень выразительно, когда она говорит.

S
🇬🇧English
sentimental

Tends toward tender, nostalgic feelings and sometimes excessive emotion or sweetness.

B2Often

The film is a bit too sentimental for my taste.

Фильм для меня слишком сентиментален.

🇬🇧English

Suggests theatricality, vividness or sudden emotion; can imply showiness or exaggeration.

B2Often

She gave a dramatic gasp and left the room.

Она театрально ахнула и вышла из комнаты.

E
🇬🇧English
excitable

Prone to becoming excited easily; implies nervous or high-strung reactivity.

B2Rarely

The child is excitable and finds it hard to sit still.

Ребёнок легко возбуждается и ему трудно усидеть на месте.

🇬🇧English

Easily offended or upset; often negative and interpersonal rather than broadly emotional.

B2Often

He can be touchy about criticism.

Он обидчив, если его критикуют.

O
🇬🇧English
overwrought

Extremely agitated or nervous to the point of being overwhelmed; negative, excessive emotion.

C1Rarely

She sounded overwrought on the phone after the accident.

По телефону она звучала чрезвычайно взволнованной после аварии.

H
🇬🇧English
heartfelt

Sincere and deeply felt; emphasizes authenticity of emotion rather than theatricality.

B2Often

Please accept my heartfelt condolences.

Примите мои искренние (сердечные) соболезнования.

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How to pronounce emotional and what this word means

emotional translation: эмоциональный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce emotional

/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/

emotional translation

эмоциональный

emotional examples

The film's ending was so emotional that many people cried.

emotional transcription

/ɪˈməʊʃənəl/, /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/

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emotional meaning: what does it mean?

showing emotions strongly

emotional pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

The film's ending was so emotional that many people cried. Translation: Финал фильма был настолько эмоциональным, что многие плакали.

Is emotional part of Personality Traits vocabulary?

Yes, emotional (эмоциональный) can be learned in the Personality Traits topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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