целовать
kiss
to touch someone with your lips as a sign of love
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целовать with English translation
целовать usage examples
The child ran over to kiss his mother goodnight.
Ребёнок подбежал, чтобы поцеловать маму на ночь.
She leaned in to kiss him goodbye.
Она наклонилась, чтобы поцеловать его на прощание.
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целовать synonyms
What's the difference between целовать / поцеловать / чмокать / лобызать / целоваться
The basic neutral verb: “to touch someone or something with the lips.”
Perfective aspect: “to kiss once or complete the action.”
Colloquial: a quick, light kiss, often with a “smack” sound; can sound a bit playful.
Literary or ironic: to kiss solemnly or emphatically; often sounds old-fashioned.
Reflexive verb: “to kiss each other”; used for a mutual action between two people.
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How to pronounce целовать and what this word means
целовать means kiss. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce целовать
[tsɨlɐˈvatʲ]
целовать translation
kiss
целовать examples
The child ran over to kiss his mother goodnight.
целовать transcription
[tsɨlɐˈvatʲ]
Questions about this word
целовать meaning: what does it mean?
прикасаться губами к человеку в знак любви
целовать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
целовать is pronounced as [tsɨlɐˈvatʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
целовать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
The child ran over to kiss his mother goodnight. Translation: Ребёнок подбежал, чтобы поцеловать маму на ночь.
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