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society

society

Meaning of society

social structure

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British English/səˈsaɪəti/
American English/ə səˈsaɪəti/
Russian transcription[ɐbˈɕestvə]
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society with Russian translation

society usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Художник снял короткий фильм о том, как технологии меняют общество.

The artist made a short film about how technology changes society.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Работа в музее помогла ей понять ценности современного общества.

Working at the museum helped her understand the values of a modern society.

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society belongs to the topic "Culture and Traditions of Countries". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

societyобщество
showerдуш
elevatorлифт
towelполотенце
TVтелевизор
viewвид
breakfastзавтрак

society synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between society / community / company / association / group / public

🇬🇧English
society

General term for people as a whole or an organized community; umbrella term covering many related concepts.

A1Very Often

Society needs rules to live together.

Обществу нужны правила, чтобы жить вместе.

🇬🇧English

Often refers to a smaller or local group of people connected by place or shared interests.

A1Very Often

Our community meets every month.

Наша община собирается каждый месяц.

🇬🇧English

Can mean a business organization or simply a small group of people together; not the same as 'society' in a broad sense.

A1Very Often

I enjoy her company.

Мне приятно её общество (компания).

🇬🇧English

Usually a formal organization of people with a common purpose or interest.

A2Often

She joined the teachers' association.

Она вступила в ассоциацию преподавателей.

🇬🇧English

A very general term for any collection of people or things; less formal and usually smaller in scale than 'society'.

A1Very Often

A small group of students studied together.

Маленькая группа студентов училась вместе.

🇬🇧English

Refers to people in general or an audience; often used to mean open access or a broad mass of people.

A2Very Often

The information is public.

Информация является публичной.

🇬🇧English

The number of people in a place or country; a quantitative term more than 'society'.

A2Often

The city's population is growing.

Население города растёт.

S
🇬🇧English
social class

A group of people united by economic status or rank; part of society but with a narrow characteristic.

B1Often

He belongs to the middle social class.

Он принадлежит к среднему социальному классу.

S
🇬🇧English
social structure

The organization and relationships within a society: roles, institutions and relations; a sociological term.

B1Rarely

Sociologists study social structure to understand inequality.

Социологи изучают социальную структуру, чтобы понять неравенство.

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How to pronounce society and what this word means

society translation: общество. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce society

/səˈsaɪəti/

society translation

общество

society examples

The artist made a short film about how technology changes society.

society transcription

/səˈsaɪəti/, /ə səˈsaɪəti/

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society meaning: what does it mean?

social structure

society pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

The artist made a short film about how technology changes society. Translation: Художник снял короткий фильм о том, как технологии меняют общество.

Is society part of Culture and Traditions of Countries vocabulary?

Yes, society (общество) can be learned in the Culture and Traditions of Countries topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is society part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, society (общество) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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