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печенье

Translation of печенье

biscuit

Russian word in Latin letters: pechene

Meaning of печенье

Russian

маленькая сладкая выпечка к чаю или кофе

English

a small sweet baked snack

biscuit

Pronunciation

Russian · Male
[pʲɪˈt͡ɕenʲjɪ]
Russian · Female

Traps and common mistakes

Печенье or бисквит?

бисквит

бисквит ≠ biscuit: a soft sponge cake

Don't mix them up. Small crunchy sweets for tea — печенье; a soft sponge cake — бисквит.

К чаю подали печенье.

Biscuits were served with tea.

Мама испекла бисквит для торта.

Mum baked a sponge for the cake (not biscuits).

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  1. There was one biscuit left in the tin.

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    В жестяной коробке осталось одно печенье.

  2. She had a biscuit with her afternoon tea.

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    Она съела печенье с чаем во второй половине дня.

  3. She packed a cookie in her lunch box.

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    Она положила печенье в свой ланч-бокс.

  4. The bakery sells warm chocolate cookies.

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    В пекарне продают тёплое шоколадное печенье.

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печенька

Colloquial, cute word for one biscuit.

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печенье meaning: what does it mean?

a small sweet baked snack

печенье pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

There was one biscuit left in the tin. Translation: В жестяной коробке осталось одно печенье.

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