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To smile in Russian is to say улыба́ться. The verb describes the act of having a smile on one’s face.

The English phrase “hold on” can be translated into Russian as подождать.

The Russian word for off (meaning inoperative or disabled) is вы́ключенный. The adjective вы́ключенный describes something that is inoperative or disabled.

The English word “waffle” is translated into Russian as ва́фля. ва́фля refers to a flat pastry pressed with a grid pattern.

Джорджина is the Russian way to say the female given name Georgina. Джорджина is used as a female given name.

The English word ‘little’ translates to Russian as ма́ленький, meaning small in size.

The English phrase “surrender” can be translated into Russian using сдава́ться or сда́ться.

Алана is the Russian form of the female given name Alana.

To a man you also say Я тебя люблю (Ya tebya lyublyu). Russian does not change this sentence for the person you speak to.

The Russian word for “minute” (unit of time) is мину́та. The word мину́та is the standard and most common way to express a minute in Russian.