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нарушать

Translation of нарушать

disrupt

Russian word in Latin letters: narushat

Meaning of нарушать

Russian

Мешать чему-либо идти обычным, нормальным ходом.

English

to make it difficult for something to continue in the normal way

нарушать

Pronunciation

Russian
[nərʊˈʂatʲ]

Traps and common mistakes

Нарушать or разрушать?

разрушать

разрушать = destroy, break down completely

Don't say разрушать about plans or traffic. Normal course stopped — нарушать; a building broken down — разрушать.

Землетрясение разрушило старый мост.

The earthquake destroyed the old bridge.

Землетрясение нарушило работу метро.

The earthquake disrupted the metro.

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  1. Heavy snow disrupted train services across the country.

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    Сильный снегопад нарушил движение поездов по всей стране.

  2. Loud protesters tried to disrupt the meeting.

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    Шумные протестующие пытались нарушить ход собрания.

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What's the difference between нарушать, срывать, прерывать, and мешать

С
🇷🇺Russian
срывать

Stronger: ruin a plan or event completely

П
🇷🇺Russian
прерывать

Stop something for a while; interrupt

М
🇷🇺Russian
мешать

Weaker and everyday: get in the way

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нарушать meaning: what does it mean?

to make it difficult for something to continue in the normal way

нарушать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Heavy snow disrupted train services across the country. Translation: Сильный снегопад нарушил движение поездов по всей стране.

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