забирать
Translation of забирать
collect
Russian word in Latin letters: zabirat
Meaning of забирать
Приходить или приезжать за кем-то и уводить с собой, например детей из школы.
to go somewhere and take someone away with you
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Забирать or собирать?
собирать
собирать = to collect things, gather
Don't say собираю детей из школы. Gathering things — собирать; picking up a person — забирать.
Сын собирает марки.
My son collects stamps.
Кто сегодня забирает сына из садика?
Who's collecting our son from nursery today?
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I collect the kids from school at three.
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Я забираю детей из школы в три.
Dad is collecting me from the station today.
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Сегодня меня забирает с вокзала папа.
I pick up the kids from school at three.
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Я забираю детей из школы в три.
Dad is picking me up from the station today.
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Сегодня меня забирает с вокзала папа.
забирать synonyms
What's the difference between забирать, заезжать, and встречать
By car: заезжать за кем-то = pick someone up.
Meet someone arriving at an airport or station.
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забирать belongs to the topic "On the Road →". Start with a short set of 5 words so the word is easier to remember in context.
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What does забирать mean?
to go somewhere and take someone away with you
How do you pronounce забирать?
забирать is pronounced [zəbʲɪˈratʲ], in Latin letters “zabirat”.
How is забирать used in a sentence?
I collect the kids from school at three. Translation: Я забираю детей из школы в три.
Is забирать part of On the Road vocabulary?
Yes, забирать (collect) can be learned in the On the Road topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
Is забирать part of Family Relationships vocabulary?
Yes, забирать (collect) can be learned in the Family Relationships topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.
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