Meaning

1 senses

  1. To take (something) as a souvenir, especially illicitly, for example during wartime.

Examples

86 sentences

  1. What souvenirs did you buy?

    Які ти купив сувеніри? — deniko

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  2. Tom wanted to buy some souvenirs.

    ruТом хотел купить сувениров. — marafon

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  3. Tom bought a lot of souvenirs.

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  4. Tom wanted to bring home a souvenir.

    ruТом хотел привезти домой какой-нибудь сувенир. — marafon

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  5. Tom sells maps and souvenirs to tourists.

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Origin

Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento.

Unadapted borrowing from French souvenir (literally “memory”). Compare memento.

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Forms

souvenirs, souveniring, souvenired, souvenired
Base formsouvenir · to souvenir
3rd person singularsouvenirs
Present participlesouveniring
Past simplesouvenired
Past participlesouvenired

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysouvenir
he, she, itsouvenirs

Past simpleLesson

all personssouvenired

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave souvenired
he, she, ithas souvenired

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill souvenir

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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