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просматривать

Translation of просматривать

look through

Meaning of просматривать

Russian

быстро пробежать глазами бумаги, чтобы понять, что в них.

English

review quickly

look through

Transcription and pronunciation of просматривать

просма́тривать

stress on the 2nd syllable

Transcription
[prɐˈsmatrʲɪvətʲ]
In Latin letters
prosmatrivat

Traps and common mistakes

Смотреть через документы or просматривать документы?

просматривать документы

просматривать документы = look through documents

Don't say смотреть через документы. That is word-for-word English. Say просматривать документы, without a preposition.

Юрист внимательно просматривал документы.

The lawyer was carefully looking through the documents.

Try translating it yourself

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. I'll look through these emails before I leave for lunch.

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    Я просмотрю эти письма перед уходом на обед.

  2. She will look through the figures tonight.

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    Сегодня вечером она бегло просмотрит цифры.

просматривать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between просматривать, пролистать, пробежать глазами, посмотреть, and ознакомиться

П
🇷🇺Russian
пролистать

About flipping pages of a book, magazine or feed.

П
🇷🇺Russian
пробежать глазами

Very fast, just to get the idea.

П
🇷🇺Russian
посмотреть

General word; casual, does not stress speed.

Advanced: broader words

О
🇷🇺Russian
ознакомиться

Formal: read to get familiar with a document.

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просматривать belongs to the topic "In the Office →". Start with a short set of 2 words so the word is easier to remember in context.

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Questions about this word

What does просматривать mean?

review quickly

How do you pronounce просматривать?

просматривать is pronounced [prɐˈsmatrʲɪvətʲ], in Latin letters “prosmatrivat”.

How is просматривать used in a sentence?

I'll look through these emails before I leave for lunch. Translation: Я просмотрю эти письма перед уходом на обед.

Is просматривать part of In the Office vocabulary?

Yes, просматривать (look through) can be learned in the In the Office topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is просматривать part of Study and Work vocabulary?

Yes, просматривать (look through) can be learned in the Study and Work topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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