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male

мужской

belonging to the sex that is not female

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Pronunciation
EN-UK/meɪl/
EN-US/meɪl/
RU[mʊʂˈskoj]
male

male with Russian translation

male usage examples

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

A male voice answered the phone.

По телефону ответил мужской голос.

🇺🇸en-US🇷🇺ru

Only male applicants were invited to the test.

Только мужских кандидатов пригласили на тест.

male synonyms

🇷🇺ru

Общее слово: значит «относящийся к мужчине, к мужскому полу».

A1Very Often

male voice, men's suit

М
🇷🇺ru
мужской пол

Означает «мужской пол» как категорию людей или животных, а не просто признак.

A1Often

There are more boys than girls in the class — that is the male sex.

О
🇷🇺ru
относящийся к мужчинам

Более длинное описательное выражение: подчёркивает связь именно с мужчинами, а не просто с мужским полом вообще.

A1Rarely

This word refers to things related to men.

М
🇷🇺ru
мужского пола

Чаще употребляется о людях и животных; звучит как уточнение биологического пола.

A1Often

A baby of male sex was born yesterday.

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What does male mean?

belonging to the sex that is not female

How do you pronounce male?

male is pronounced as /meɪl/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

How is male used in a sentence?

A male voice answered the phone. Translation: По телефону ответил мужской голос.

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