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lonely

lonely

Meaning of lonely

unhappy because you have no friends or company

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British English/ˈləʊnli/
American English/ˈloʊnli/
Russian transcription[ədʲɪˈnokʲɪj]
lonely
lonely - одинокий
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lonely with Russian translation

lonely usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он чувствовал себя одиноким после того, как его лучший друг уехал.

He felt lonely after his best friend moved away.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Квартира казалась одинокой без картин на стенах.

The flat seemed lonely without any pictures on the walls.

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lonelyодинокий
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный
rawсырой
saltyсолёный
slicedнарезанный ломтиками

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What's the difference between lonely / isolated / alone

🇬🇧English
lonely

одинокий — unhappy because you have no friends or company

A2Often

He felt lonely after his best friend moved away.

Он чувствовал себя одиноким после того, как его лучший друг уехал.

L
🇬🇧English
lonely

feeling sad because you have no friends or company

A2Very Often

She felt lonely after moving to a new city.

Она чувствовала себя одинокой после переезда в новый город.

I
🇬🇧English
isolated

separated from other people, often physically or socially; may not always mean emotional unhappiness

B1Often

The village is isolated in the mountains.

Деревня изолирована в горах.

A
🇬🇧English
alone

with no other people present; does not necessarily mean you feel sad

A1Very Often

I was alone at home for an hour.

Я был один дома в течение часа.

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lonely translation: одинокий. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce lonely

/ˈləʊnli/

lonely translation

одинокий

lonely examples

He felt lonely after his best friend moved away.

lonely transcription

/ˈləʊnli/, /ˈloʊnli/

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lonely meaning: what does it mean?

unhappy because you have no friends or company

lonely pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

He felt lonely after his best friend moved away. Translation: Он чувствовал себя одиноким после того, как его лучший друг уехал.

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