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оленёнок

fawn

Meaning of оленёнок

young deer

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Russian[ɐlʲɪˈnʲonək]
fawn
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оленёнок belongs to the topic "Wild Animals". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

оленёнокfawn
игратьplay
океанocean
группаgroup
параpair
короваcow
яйцоegg

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What's the difference between оленёнок / оленок / бежевый / песочный / льстить / подлизываться

🇷🇺Russian
оленёнок

the young of a deer — the standard Russian equivalent of 'fawn' (animal)

B2Often

We saw a small fawn in the forest.

В лесу мы увидели маленького оленёнка.

О
🇷🇺Russian
оленок

less common variant of 'оленёнок' (colloquial/shortened form)

B2Rarely

A frightened fawn was lying in the clearing.

На поляне лежал испуганный олёнок.

🇷🇺Russian

color: light brown/tan; English 'fawn' is often translated as this color

B2Very Often

She bought a fawn-colored coat.

Она купила пальто бежевого цвета.

П
🇷🇺Russian
песочный

sandy/tan color, similar to 'beige' and used for the 'fawn' shade

B2Often

She has a fawn/sand-colored handbag.

У неё сумка песочного оттенка.

Л
🇷🇺Russian
льстить

verb: to flatter excessively — corresponds to the 'fawn (over someone)' meaning

B2Very Often

He constantly fawns over his boss to get a promotion.

Он постоянно льстит начальнику, чтобы получить повышение.

П
🇷🇺Russian
подлизываться

colloquial/pejorative verb: to suck up or ingratiate oneself, more negative than 'to flatter'

B2Often

He is always fawning over the teacher, and it annoys his classmates.

Он всё время подлизывается к учителю, и это раздражает одноклассников.

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оленёнок translation: fawn. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce оленёнок

[ɐlʲɪˈnʲonək]

оленёнок translation

fawn

оленёнок transcription

[ɐlʲɪˈnʲonək]

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оленёнок meaning: what does it mean?

молодой олень, ещё не достигший взрослого возраста

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оленёнок is pronounced as [ɐlʲɪˈnʲonək]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

Is оленёнок part of Wild Animals vocabulary?

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