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Cucumber - translation, pronunciation and examples

cucumber
/ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/

cucumber

🇺🇸 American English
/ˈkjuːkʌmbər/
🇬🇧 British English
/ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/
🇷🇺 Russian
[ɐɡʊˈrʲets]
Meaning of cucumber

fresh green vegetable

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How important is this wordoften
cucumber

When to use cucumber

fresh cucumber

свежий огурец

sliced cucumber

нарезанный огурец

cucumber salad

огуречный салат

cucumber slices

ломтики огурца

cucumber sandwich

бутерброд с огурцом

cucumber usage examples

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Ломтики огурца отлично подходят для освежающего летнего салата.

Cucumber slices are perfect for a refreshing summer salad.

🇷🇺Russian🇬🇧English

Он добавил огурец в сэндвич для хруста.

He added cucumber to the sandwich for extra crunch.

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cucumberогурец
appleяблоко
butterсливочное масло
chickenкурица
choppedрубленый
cookedприготовленный
frozenзамороженный

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What's the difference between cucumber / pickle / gherkin

🇬🇧English
cucumber

fresh green vegetable, eaten raw or cooked

A2Very Often

I sliced a cucumber for the salad.

Я нарезал огурец для салата.

🇬🇧English

a pickled cucumber (jarred); refers to the preserved form

A2Very Often

I had a pickle with my sandwich.

Со сэндвичем у меня был маринованный огурец.

🇬🇧English

small pickled cucumber, often jarred

A2Rarely

The burger came with a gherkin.

К бургеру подали маринованный корнишон.

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How to pronounce cucumber and what this word means

cucumber translation: огурец. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce cucumber

/ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/

cucumber translation

огурец

cucumber examples

Cucumber slices are perfect for a refreshing summer salad.

cucumber transcription

/ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/, /ˈkjuːkʌmbər/

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cucumber meaning: what does it mean?

fresh green vegetable

cucumber pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

cucumber is pronounced as /ˈkjuː.kʌm.bər/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

Cucumber slices are perfect for a refreshing summer salad. Translation: Ломтики огурца отлично подходят для освежающего летнего салата.

Is cucumber part of Garden Plants vocabulary?

Yes, cucumber (огурец) can be learned in the Garden Plants topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is cucumber part of Vegetables vocabulary?

Yes, cucumber (огурец) can be learned in the Vegetables topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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