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пушистый

Translation of пушистый

fluffy

Russian word in Latin letters: pushistyy

Meaning of пушистый

Russian

мягкий, лёгкий и очень воздушный или с густым мехом

English

soft and light with a lot of air or fur

fluffy

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[pʊˈʂɨstɨj]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Пушистый or пышный?

пышный

пышный = airy and risen: dough, pancakes, omelette

Don't mix them up. Fur, snow, a kitten — пушистый; pancakes, cake, omelette — пышный.

Бабушка печёт пышные блины.

Grandma makes fluffy pancakes.

У котёнка пушистый хвост.

The kitten has a fluffy tail.

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Translate these short sentences from English into Russian using the word you are learning. Then open one possible answer and compare it with yours. This is practice, not a test.

  1. The blanket feels fluffy and warm.

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    Одеяло кажется пушистым и тёплым.

  2. Her fluffy cat slept on the sofa.

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    Её пушистый кот спал на диване.

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What's the difference between пушистый and мохнатый

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мохнатый

Covered with long thick hair; rougher than пушистый.

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пушистый meaning: what does it mean?

soft and light with a lot of air or fur

пушистый pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

The blanket feels fluffy and warm. Translation: Одеяло кажется пушистым и тёплым.

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