танк
tank[tank]masculine
The English word 'tank' is translated into Russian as танк.
The term refers to an armoured fighting vehicle.
Meaning: armoured fighting vehicle (noun)
How does it change in a sentence?
танк is a masculine noun.
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is tank.
Did you know?
- In Russian military slang, soldiers often use the word коробка, which literally means 'box', to refer to an armoured vehicle or a tank.
- In Russian, the word танк can be used as a verb танковать to describe a specific strategy in video games where a player absorbs damage for their team.
- Russian speakers use the expression как танк to describe someone who is stubborn or unstoppable in their pursuit of a goal.
Examples in context
- Танк погрузили на вагон-платформу.They loaded the tank on the flatcar.This sentence is useful for seeing how to express loading the танк onto a platform.Tatoeba #2649709 by sharptoothed, translation #2649708 by sharptoothed
- Русский танк Т-34 выиграл Вторую мировую войну.The Russian T-34 tank won WWII.This sentence is useful for mentioning a specific historical Russian танк.Tatoeba #8992761 by marafon, translation #5791756 by Eccles17
- Танк исчез.The tank vanished.This sentence is useful for describing the disappearance of a танк.Tatoeba #13246466 by marafon, translation #11776129 by Amastan
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Example conversation
Olga and Alexander are at a military museum.
- Ольга OlgaСмотри, какой огромный танк!Smotri, kakoy ogromnyy tank!Look, what a huge tank!
- Александр AleksandrДа, этот танк очень старый.Da, etot tank ochen staryy.Yes, this tank is very old.
- Ольга OlgaМожно зайти внутрь танка?Mozhno zayti vnutr tanka?Can we go inside the tank?
- Александр AleksandrНет, танк закрыт для посещения.Net, tank zakryt dlya poseshcheniya.No, the tank is closed for visiting.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “tank” translations and entries танк, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.
