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Entertaining - translation, pronunciation and examples

entertaining
/ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/

entertaining

🇺🇸 American English
/ˌɛntərˈteɪnɪŋ/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/
🇷🇺 Russian
[zɐˈbavnɨj]
Meaning of entertaining

fun and enjoyable

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Pronunciation/ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/
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How important is this wordoften
entertaining

When to use entertaining

entertaining film

забавный фильм

entertaining show

забавное шоу

entertaining story

забавная история

entertaining book

увлекательная книга

entertaining program

увлекательная программа

entertaining usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Фильм был забавным от начала до конца.

The film was entertaining from start to finish.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Его истории за ужином всегда забавные.

His stories are always entertaining at dinner.

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entertaining translation: забавный. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce entertaining

/ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/

entertaining translation

забавный

entertaining examples

The film was entertaining from start to finish.

entertaining transcription

/ˌentəˈteɪnɪŋ/, /ˌɛntərˈteɪnɪŋ/

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entertaining meaning: what does it mean?

fun and enjoyable

entertaining pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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The film was entertaining from start to finish. Translation: Фильм был забавным от начала до конца.

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