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десятилетие

Translation of десятилетие

decade

Meaning of десятилетие

Russian

период, который длится десять лет

English

a period of ten years

decade

Transcription and pronunciation of десятилетие

десятиле́тие

stress on the 4th syllable

Transcription
[dʲɪsʲɪtʲɪˈlʲetʲɪjɪ]
In Latin letters
desyatiletie

Traps and common mistakes

Десятилетие or декада?

декада

декада ≠ decade: ten days

Don't say «декада» for ten years. Ten years — десятилетие; ten days — декада.

За это десятилетие он объехал весь мир.

In this decade he travelled the whole world.

Фестиваль длится целую декаду.

The festival lasts ten days, not a decade.

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  1. We have lived here for a decade.

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    Мы живём здесь уже десятилетие.

  2. A decade passed very quickly.

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    Десятилетие прошло очень быстро.

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What's the difference between десятилетие and десять лет

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десять лет

Everyday way to say it: ten years.

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Questions about this word

What does десятилетие mean?

a period of ten years

How do you pronounce десятилетие?

десятилетие is pronounced [dʲɪsʲɪtʲɪˈlʲetʲɪjɪ], in Latin letters “desyatiletie”.

How is десятилетие used in a sentence?

We have lived here for a decade. Translation: Мы живём здесь уже десятилетие.

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