десятилетие
Translation of десятилетие
decade
Meaning of десятилетие
период, который длится десять лет
a period of ten years
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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We have lived here for a decade.
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Мы живём здесь уже десятилетие.
A decade passed very quickly.
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Десятилетие прошло очень быстро.
десятилетие synonyms
What's the difference between десятилетие and 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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