сливки
Translation of сливки
cream
Russian word in Latin letters: slivki
Meaning of сливки
густая белая часть молока, которую используют в пище
the thick white part of milk

Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Сливки or крем?
крем
крем ≠ cream from milk: skin cream or cake cream
Don't mix them up. Cream from milk for coffee or berries — сливки; cream for your skin or a cake — крем.
Купи сливки к клубнике.
Buy some cream for the strawberries.
Не забудь крем для рук.
Don't forget the hand cream — not сливки.
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She poured cream on the strawberries.
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Она полила клубнику сливками.
I like cream in my tea.
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Я люблю сливки в чае.
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сливки meaning: what does it mean?
the thick white part of milk
сливки pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
сливки is pronounced as [ˈslʲivkʲɪ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
сливки definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
She poured cream on the strawberries. Translation: Она полила клубнику сливками.
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