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straw

straw

Meaning of straw

English

the dry stems of wheat and similar plants, used as bedding for animals

Русский

Сухие стебли зерновых растений, используемые как подстилка.

straw

Pronunciation

British English
/strɔː/
American English
/strɔ/

straw with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом straw

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

9 сочетаний

Солома в хозяйстве

Straw on the farm
a bale of straw
тюк соломы

I dragged a bale of straw inside.

Я затащил тюк соломы внутрь.

sleep on straw
спать на соломе

We had to sleep on straw overnight.

Нам пришлось ночью спать на соломе.

  • straw beddingсоломенная подстилка

Из соломы

Made of straw
straw hat
соломенная шляпа

The wind blew my straw hat away.

Ветер унёс мою соломенную шляпу.

straw roof
соломенная крыша

They repaired the straw roof before winter.

Они починили соломенную крышу до зимы.

  • straw basketсоломенная корзина

Соломинка в переносном смысле

Straw in figurative speech
the last straw
последняя капля

His broken promise was the last straw.

Его нарушенное обещание стало последней каплей.

draw straws
тянуть жребий

We draw straws to decide who does the dishes.

Мы тянем жребий, кто будет мыть посуду.

  • grasp at strawsхвататься за соломинку

straw usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The calves slept on clean straw.

Телята спали на чистой соломе.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

The pig sleeps on fresh straw.

Свинья спит на свежей соломе.

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What's the difference between straw and hay

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🇬🇧English

Dried grass used as animal feed, not straw.

A2very often

ENThe horses get fresh hay every morning.

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straw meaning: what does it mean?

the dry stems of wheat and similar plants, used as bedding for animals

straw pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

straw is pronounced as /strɔː/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

Телята спали на чистой соломе. Translation: The calves slept on clean straw.

Is straw part of Farm Animals vocabulary?

Yes, straw can be learned in the Farm Animals topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is straw part of Living Beings vocabulary?

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