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потолок

ceiling

Meaning of потолок

upper surface

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Russian[pətɐˈlok]
ceiling
потолок - ceiling
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потолок with English translation

потолок usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The ceiling in the kitchen is painted white.

Потолок на кухне покрашен в белый цвет.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

A leak left a brown mark on the ceiling.

Из-за протечки на потолке появилось коричневое пятно.

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потолок belongs to the topic "Interior and Decor". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

потолокceiling
беспорядокmess
пыльdust
пятноstain
мусорtrash
инструментtool
раковинаsink

потолок synonyms

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What's the difference between потолок / крыша / кровля / перекрытие

🇷🇺Russian
потолок

the interior upper surface of a room

A2Very Often

The room has a white ceiling.

В комнате белый потолок.

🇷🇺Russian

the external top covering of a building (roof)

A2Very Often

There is snow on the roof.

На крыше лежит снег.

К
🇷🇺Russian
кровля

technical term for the roof covering or roofing

A2Rarely

The roofing of the house needs replacement.

Кровля дома требует замены.

П
🇷🇺Russian
перекрытие

a load-bearing structure between floors that forms the ceiling of the lower floor

A2Rarely

The concrete floor slab bears a heavy load.

Бетонное перекрытие выдерживает большую нагрузку.

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How to pronounce потолок and what this word means

потолок translation: ceiling. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce потолок

[pətɐˈlok]

потолок translation

ceiling

потолок examples

The ceiling in the kitchen is painted white.

потолок transcription

[pətɐˈlok]

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потолок meaning: what does it mean?

верхняя внутренняя поверхность комнаты или иного помещения

потолок pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

The ceiling in the kitchen is painted white. Translation: Потолок на кухне покрашен в белый цвет.

Is потолок part of Interior and Decor vocabulary?

Yes, потолок (ceiling) can be learned in the Interior and Decor topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is потолок part of Home and Household vocabulary?

Yes, потолок (ceiling) can be learned in the Home and Household topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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