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застрять

get stuck

Meaning of застрять

be unable to move

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RU[zɐˈstrʲatʲ]
get stuck
застрять - get stuck
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застрять with English translation

застрять usage examples

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

We might get stuck in traffic for an hour this evening.

Мы можем застрять в пробке на час этим вечером.

🇬🇧EN🇷🇺RU

Turn the wheel slowly or the car will get stuck in the snow.

Поворачивай руль медленно, иначе машина застрянет в снегу.

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застрять belongs to the topic "On the Road". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

застрятьget stuck
душshower
лифтelevator
полотенцеtowel
телевизорTV
видview
завтракbreakfast

застрять synonyms

Related words worth learning together

прилипнуть
Implies adhesion to a surface — caused by sticking rather than being obstructed.
зависнуть
Often used for devices or programs (to freeze or hang), also for a temporary suspension of action.
забуксовать
Usually about vehicle wheels — spinning without moving (loss of traction).
попасть в пробку
Specific to traffic — to be caught in a traffic jam (due to heavy traffic).
попасть в затор
Similar to 'get into a traffic jam', often used in more formal speech or news reports.
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П
🇷🇺ru
прилипнуть

Implies adhesion to a surface — caused by sticking rather than being obstructed.

A2Often
З
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зависнуть

Often used for devices or programs (to freeze or hang), also for a temporary suspension of action.

A2Very Often
З
🇷🇺ru
забуксовать

Usually about vehicle wheels — spinning without moving (loss of traction).

A2Often
П
🇷🇺ru
попасть в пробку

Specific to traffic — to be caught in a traffic jam (due to heavy traffic).

A2Very Often
П
🇷🇺ru
попасть в затор

Similar to 'get into a traffic jam', often used in more formal speech or news reports.

A2Often
З
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завязнуть

Means to be more firmly stuck or bogged down — physically in mud/snow or figuratively in a problem/task.

A2Often
З
🇷🇺ru
залипнуть

Colloquial: to get glued in attention (to a video) or to stick slightly; often about a person absorbed by something.

A2Often

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How to pronounce застрять and what this word means

застрять means get stuck. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce застрять

[zɐˈstrʲatʲ]

застрять translation

get stuck

застрять examples

We might get stuck in traffic for an hour this evening.

застрять transcription

[zɐˈstrʲatʲ]

Questions about this word

застрять meaning: what does it mean?

оказаться неспособным продолжить движение из-за препятствия

застрять pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

We might get stuck in traffic for an hour this evening. Translation: Мы можем застрять в пробке на час этим вечером.

Is застрять part of On the Road vocabulary?

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Is застрять part of Travel and Leisure vocabulary?

Yes, застрять (get stuck) can be learned in the Travel and Leisure topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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