пузыри
puzyri
In Russian, the English phrase 'bubbles' is translated as пузыри (puzyri).
The term refers to small globes of gas that form inside or on the surface of a liquid.
Which one should you use?
While пузыри is the standard plural form for bubbles, you may use the diminutive form пузырьки to describe tiny bubbles, such as those found in a carbonated drink.
How does it change in a sentence?
The singular form of the noun is пузырь. If you wish to use the word as a verb meaning 'to bubble' or 'to foam', use пузыриться.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is puzyri.
Did you know?
- A 'bottle of vodka' is sometimes colloquially called a пузырь, and the act of drinking one is described as запустить пузырь.
- The word пузырь is also the standard Russian term for a 'blister' on the skin. If you tell a doctor you have a пузырь, they will check for a physical skin injury rather than gas in a liquid.
- The word пузырь is used in the slang term напускать пузырей, which describes someone who is bragging or exaggerating wildly.
Examples in context
- Он выдувал мыльные пузыри.He blew soap bubbles.This sentence is useful for seeing the phrase used with soap bubbles.Tatoeba #5484873 by marafon, translation #290141 by CK
- Дети пускают мыльные пузыри.The children are blowing bubbles.This sentence shows the phrase being used in the context of children blowing bubbles.Tatoeba #1675957 by Biga, translation #245687 by CK
- Перекись водорода пузырится, когда попадает на рану.Hydrogen peroxide bubbles when put on a wound.This sentence illustrates the concept of a substance bubbling when it reacts with a wound.Tatoeba #6144605 by Wezel, translation #6143184 by evan10593
- Мыло создаёт пузыри, когда добавляешь воду.Soap creates bubbles when you add water.
- Дети бегали за пузырьками по парку.The children were running after bubbles in the park.
- Вечеринка была полна воздушных шариков и пузырей.The party was filled with air balloons and bubbles.
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Example conversation
Andrey and Maria are looking at a glass of soda.
- Андрей AndreyСмотри, какие большие пузыри в стакане.Smotri, kakiye bol'shiye puzyri v stakane.Look, there are such big bubbles in the glass.
- Мария MariaДа, газировка очень сильно шипит.Da, gazirovka ochen' sil'no shipit.Yes, the soda is fizzing very strongly.
- Андрей AndreyЭти пузыри поднимаются со дна.Eti puzyri podnimayutsya s dna.These bubbles are rising from the bottom.
- Мария MariaЭто выглядит очень красиво.Eto vyglyadit ochen' krasivo.It looks very beautiful.
Sources
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
