soviet
Pertaining to or resembling a sovietPertaining to or resembling a soviet (council).
» The Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed.
Холодная война окончилась, когда Советский Союз распался. — Hayabusa
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1 sensesPertaining to or resembling a soviet (council).
сове́тскийsovétskij
- of or relating to or characteristic of the former Soviet Union or its people
Examples
135 sentencesThe Cold War ended when the Soviet Union collapsed.
ruХолодная война окончилась, когда Советский Союз распался. — Hayabusa
The news was all about the collapse of the Soviet Union.
I was born in the Soviet Union.
Я народився ще у Радянському Союзі. — shanghainese
ruЯ рождён в Советском Союзе. — al_ex_an_der
deIch bin in der Sowjetunion zur Welt gekommen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Why is the Soviet leader selling pizza?
Чому радянський лідер продає піцу? — deniko · CC BY 2.0 FR
A year later, he visited the Soviet Union.
Рік по тому він відвідав Радянський Союз. — deniko
deEin Jahr später besuchte er die Sowjetunion. — Espi
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Borrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét, “council”), from Old Russian borrowed from Old ChurchBorrowed from Russian сове́т (sovét, “council”), from Old Russian borrowed from Old Church Slavonic съвѣтъ (sŭvětŭ, “advice”). Compounded from съ- (sŭ-) + вѣтъ (větŭ, “agreement”), from Proto-Slavic *větъ (“council, talk”). Related words include наве́т (navét), изве́т (izvét), отве́т (otvét), приве́т (privét), обе́т (obét), ве́че (véče), отвеча́ть (otvečátʹ), отве́тить (otvétitʹ), завеща́ть (zaveščátʹ), and совещаться (soveščatʹsja). Probably cognate with Polish witać (“to welcome”).
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Forms
more soviet, most soviet| Comparative | more soviet Lesson |
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| Superlative | most soviet Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form