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умственный

Translation of умственный

mental

Russian word in Latin letters: umstvennyy

Meaning of умственный

Russian

относящийся к мышлению, сознанию и психике

English

relating to the mind

mental

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[ˈumstvʲɪnːɨj]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Умственный or ментальный?

ментальный

«ментальный» ≠ mental: the everyday word is «умственный»

Don't confuse «умственный» and «ментальный»: everyday Russian says «умственный труд», while «ментальный» is a bookish word from psychology.

Умственный труд тоже сильно утомляет.

Mental work is also very tiring.

Психолог говорил о ментальных установках.

The psychologist talked about mental attitudes.

Умственное здоровье or психическое здоровье?

психическое здоровье

психическое здоровье = mental health

Don't say умственное здоровье. Mental health — психическое здоровье; умственный is about thinking.

Психическое здоровье так же важно, как физическое.

Mental health is as important as physical health.

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  1. Reading is good mental exercise.

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    Чтение — хорошее умственное упражнение.

  2. The test was more mental than physical.

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    Этот тест был скорее умственным, чем физическим.

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Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between умственный, психический, психологический, интеллектуальный, and душевный

П
🇷🇺Russian
психический

About the psyche and mental health, not thinking.

психологический
🇷🇺Russian

Psychological: about feelings, stress, behaviour.

И
🇷🇺Russian
интеллектуальный

About intelligence and education; sounds more serious.

Advanced: broader words

Д
🇷🇺Russian
душевный

About feelings and the soul: душевная боль.

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умственный meaning: what does it mean?

relating to the mind

умственный pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Reading is good mental exercise. Translation: Чтение — хорошее умственное упражнение.

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