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замёрзнуть

Translation of замёрзнуть

get cold

Russian word in Latin letters: zamyorznut / zamjorznut / zamerznut

Meaning of замёрзнуть

Russian

начать ощущать холод

English

to start to feel cold

get cold

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[zɐˈmʲɵrznʊtʲ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Замёрзнуть or остыть?

остыть

остыть = become cool (food, drink)

Don't mix them up. Tea or soup gets cold — остыть; a person gets cold — замёрзнуть.

Пей чай, а то остынет.

Drink your tea or it'll get cold.

Без шапки ты быстро замёрзнешь.

Without a hat you'll get cold quickly.

Замёрзнуть or простыть?

простыть

простыть = catch a cold (get ill)

Don't mix them up. Feeling cold — замёрзнуть; getting ill with a cold — простыть.

Он простыл и теперь кашляет.

He caught a cold and now he's coughing.

Я замёрзла, но не заболела.

I got cold, but I didn't get ill.

замёрзнуть with English translation

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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. Take a coat, or you'll get cold.

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    Возьми куртку, а то замёрзнешь.

  2. I always get cold in winter.

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    Зимой я всегда замерзаю.

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What's the difference between замёрзнуть and озябнуть

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озябнуть

Same meaning, softer and a bit old-fashioned.

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замёрзнуть meaning: what does it mean?

to start to feel cold

замёрзнуть pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Take a coat, or you'll get cold. Translation: Возьми куртку, а то замёрзнешь.

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