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через

across

Meaning of через

from one side to the other side

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Russian[t͡ɕɪˈrʲez]
across
через - across
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через with English translation

через usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

We walked across the park to get home.

Мы прошли через парк, чтобы добраться домой.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

A bright light shone across the room.

Яркий свет падал через комнату.

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через belongs to the topic "Top 1000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

черезacross
вin
наon
надover
подunder
передbefore
послеafter

через synonyms

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What's the difference between через / сквозь / поверх / по всей длине / поперёк / на другой стороне

🇷🇺Russian
через

General word for movement or position from one side to the other, and for crossing space, a street, a river, etc.

A1Very Often

We walked across the bridge.

Мы пошли через мост.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сквозь

Emphasizes passing through something inside or through a dense medium: a forest, fog, a crowd, an obstacle.

A2Often

The light broke through the fog.

Свет пробился сквозь туман.

П
🇷🇺Russian
поверх

Means movement or placement on the top of something, not from one side to the other.

A2Rarely

He put the book on top of the notebook.

Он положил книгу поверх тетради.

П
🇷🇺Russian
по всей длине

Describes extension along the whole length of an object; focuses on coverage from start to end rather than crossing.

A2Rarely

The fence runs across the whole length of the plot.

Забор тянется по всей длине участка.

П
🇷🇺Russian
поперёк

Emphasizes direction from one side to the other, across a line or object; often the closest to across in the spatial sense.

A2Often

He lay across the road.

Он лёг поперёк дороги.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
на другой стороне

Indicates a location after crossing something: on the other side of a street, river, or border.

A1Often

The shop is on the other side of the street.

Магазин находится на другой стороне улицы.

З
🇷🇺Russian
за

A very general word for being behind something or on the far side, but it does not always mean crossing.

A1Very Often

The house is beyond the river.

Дом стоит за рекой.

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How to pronounce через and what this word means

через translation: across. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce через

[t͡ɕɪˈrʲez]

через translation

across

через examples

We walked across the park to get home.

через transcription

[t͡ɕɪˈrʲez]

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через meaning: what does it mean?

с одной стороны на другую, поперёк чего-то

через pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

We walked across the park to get home. Translation: Мы прошли через парк, чтобы добраться домой.

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