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сливки

Translation of сливки

cream

Meaning of сливки

Russian

густая белая часть молока, которую используют в пище

English

the thick white part of milk

cream

Transcription and pronunciation of сливки

сли́вки

stress on the 1st syllable

Transcription
[ˈslʲivkʲɪ]
In Latin letters
slivki

Traps and common mistakes

Сливки or крем?

крем

крем ≠ cream from milk: skin cream or cake cream

Don't mix them up. Cream from milk for coffee or berries — сливки; cream for your skin or a cake — крем.

Купи сливки к клубнике.

Buy some cream for the strawberries.

Не забудь крем для рук.

Don't forget the hand cream — not сливки.

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  1. She poured cream on the strawberries.

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    Она полила клубнику сливками.

  2. I like cream in my tea.

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    Я люблю сливки в чае.

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Questions about this word

What does сливки mean?

the thick white part of milk

How do you pronounce сливки?

сливки is pronounced [ˈslʲivkʲɪ], in Latin letters “slivki”.

How is сливки used in a sentence?

She poured cream on the strawberries. Translation: Она полила клубнику сливками.

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