culture
To maintain in an environment suitable for growthTo maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)
» You can't separate language from culture.
Man kann Sprache und Kultur nicht trennen. — MUIRIEL
Невозможно отделить язык от культуры. — Lenin_1917
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2 senses(transitive)To maintain in an environment suitable for growth (especially of bacteria) (compare cultivate)
культивироватьkulʹtivirovatʹ, возделыватьvozdelyvatʹ
(transitive)To increase the artistic or scientific interest (in something) (compare cultivate)
- grow in a special preparation
Examples
801 sentencesYou can't separate language from culture.
ruНевозможно отделить язык от культуры. — Lenin_1917
deMan kann Sprache und Kultur nicht trennen. — MUIRIEL
The students are talking about language and culture.
ruСтуденты говорят о языке и культуре. — marafon
deDie Studenten sprechen über Sprache und Kultur. — Benze
In our culture, we can't be married to two women at once.
Culture is like jam: the less one has, the more one spreads it.
Культура - як варення: чим його менше, тим більше його розмазують. — aandrusiak
ruКультура как мармелад: чем её меньше, тем сильнее её размазывают. — sigavax
deKultur ist wie Marmelade: je weniger man hat, desto mehr verteilt man sie. — BraveSentry
In our culture, you can't be married to two women at the same time.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culFrom Middle French culture (“cultivation; culture”), from Latin cultūra (“cultivation; culture”), from cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“till, cultivate, to grow, worship”) (related to colōnus and colōnia), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷel- (“to move; to turn (around)”).
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Forms
cultures, culturing, cultured, culturedWord family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.