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ракета

Translation of ракета

rocket

Meaning of ракета

Russian

Летательный аппарат, который движется за счёт сгорания топлива.

English

a vehicle that flies into space or moves by the force of burning fuel

rocket

Transcription and pronunciation of ракета

раке́та

stress on the 2nd syllable

Transcription
[rɐˈkʲetə]
In Latin letters
raketa

Traps and common mistakes

Ракета or ракетка?

ракетка

ракетка = a racket for tennis or badminton

Don't mix them up. A vehicle that flies into space — ракета; what you hit a ball with — ракетка.

Я забыл теннисную ракетку дома.

I left my tennis racket at home.

Ракета улетела к Луне.

The rocket flew off to the Moon.

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  1. The rocket flew high into the sky.

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    Ракета высоко взлетела в небо.

  2. Engineers checked the rocket before launch.

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    Инженеры проверили ракету перед запуском.

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What does ракета mean?

a vehicle that flies into space or moves by the force of burning fuel

How do you pronounce ракета?

ракета is pronounced [rɐˈkʲetə], in Latin letters “raketa”.

How is ракета used in a sentence?

The rocket flew high into the sky. Translation: Ракета высоко взлетела в небо.

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