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век

century

Meaning of век

a period of one hundred years

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RU[vʲek]
century
век - century
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век with English translation

век usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

This building is over a century old.

Этому зданию больше века.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

She hopes to live to see the next century.

Она надеется дожить до следующего века.

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век synonyms

Related words worth learning together

столетие
A more bookish and precise word for a 100-year period; it sounds a bit more formal than «век».
вековой период
An expanded descriptive phrase; it sounds less natural than «век» or «столетие».
100 лет
A simple, conversational way to say the same length of time; often used in everyday speech and explanations.
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столетие

A more bookish and precise word for a 100-year period; it sounds a bit more formal than «век».

B1Often
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вековой период

An expanded descriptive phrase; it sounds less natural than «век» or «столетие».

B1Rarely
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100 лет

A simple, conversational way to say the same length of time; often used in everyday speech and explanations.

B1Often

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How to pronounce век and what this word means

век means century. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce век

[vʲek]

век translation

century

век examples

This building is over a century old.

век transcription

[vʲek]

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век meaning: what does it mean?

Период, равный ста годам.

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

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

This building is over a century old. Translation: Этому зданию больше века.

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