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отстаивать

advocate

Meaning of отстаивать

Русский

публично поддерживать и рекомендовать что-то

English

to publicly support or recommend something

advocate

Pronunciation

Russian
[ɐtˈstaɪvətʲ]
Russian (Russia)

Traps and common mistakes

Отстаивать or адвокат?

адвокат

адвокат ≠ advocate (verb): a lawyer in court

Don't use адвокат for this verb. To publicly support an idea — отстаивать её; a lawyer in court — адвокат.

Он отстаивает строительство велодорожек.

He advocates building cycle lanes.

Адвокат защищал его в суде.

The lawyer defended him in court.

отстаивать with English translation

отстаивать usage examples

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Многие врачи отстаивают сбалансированное питание.

Many doctors advocate a balanced diet.

🇷🇺Russian→🇬🇧English

Эта группа отстаивает улучшение общественного транспорта.

The group advocates better public transport.

отстаивать synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between отстаивать, выступать за, поддерживать, защищать, and пропагандировать

выступать за
🇷🇺Russian

To speak in favour of something; very common.

C1very often
П
🇷🇺Russian
поддерживать

Broader: to support, not always publicly.

C1very often
З
🇷🇺Russian
защищать

To defend rights or ideas against attack.

C1very often

Advanced: broader words

П
🇷🇺Russian
пропагандировать

To actively promote; can sound like propaganda.

C1rare word

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отстаивать meaning: what does it mean?

to publicly support or recommend something

отстаивать pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

отстаивать is pronounced as [ɐtˈstaɪvətʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

отстаивать definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Many doctors advocate a balanced diet. Translation: Многие врачи отстаивают сбалансированное питание.

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