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самоубийство

Translation of самоубийство

suicide

Russian word in Latin letters: samoubiystvo

Meaning of самоубийство

Russian

Намеренное лишение себя жизни.

English

the act of deliberately killing yourself

самоубийство

Pronunciation

Russian
[səməʊˈbʲijstvə]

Traps and common mistakes

Сделать самоубийство or совершить самоубийство?

совершить самоубийство

совершить самоубийство = commit suicide

Don't say "сделать самоубийство". Say "совершить самоубийство" or "покончить с собой".

Полиция считает, что он совершил самоубийство.

The police think he committed suicide.

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  1. The charity works to prevent suicide.

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    Благотворительная организация занимается предотвращением самоубийств.

  2. He attempted suicide twice as a young man.

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    В молодости он дважды пытался совершить самоубийство.

самоубийство synonyms

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What's the difference between самоубийство, суицид, and покончить с собой

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суицид

More medical or official; common in the news.

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покончить с собой

A verb phrase: to kill yourself; very common in speech.

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самоубийство meaning: what does it mean?

the act of deliberately killing yourself

самоубийство pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

The charity works to prevent suicide. Translation: Благотворительная организация занимается предотвращением самоубийств.

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