запустить
Translation of запустить
set off
Russian word in Latin letters: zapustit
Meaning of запустить
Поджечь, чтобы взлетел и взорвался в небе: салют или петарды в праздник.
to make fireworks, an alarm or a bomb start working, e.g. smoke and a fire alarm
Pronunciation
Traps and common mistakes
Запустить or отправиться?
отправиться
отправиться = to set off on a journey
Don't mix them up. Starting a journey — отправиться; fireworks — запустить салют.
Утром мы отправились в горы.
In the morning we set off for the mountains.
На свадьбе гости запустили фейерверк.
At the wedding the guests set off fireworks.
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They set off fireworks at midnight.
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В полночь они запустили салют.
We set off fireworks on New Year's Eve.
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В новогоднюю ночь мы запускали салют.
запустить synonyms
What's the difference between запустить and взорвать
About firecrackers or a bomb: make it explode.
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запустить meaning: what does it mean?
to make fireworks, an alarm or a bomb start working, e.g. smoke and a fire alarm
запустить pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
запустить is pronounced as [zəpʊˈsʲtʲitʲ]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
запустить definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
They set off fireworks at midnight. Translation: В полночь они запустили салют.
Is запустить part of Family Holidays and Traditions vocabulary?
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