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засуха

drought

Meaning of засуха

long period without rain

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Russian[zɐˈsuxa]
drought
засуха - drought
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засуха with English translation

засуха usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Farmers worried as the drought stretched into its third year.

Фермеры волновались, так как засуха затянулась на третий год.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The park closed its fountains to save water during the drought.

Парк закрыл фонтаны, чтобы экономить воду во время засухи.

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засуха belongs to the topic "Climate and Ecology". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

засухаdrought
времена годаseasons of the year
веснаspring
зимаwinter
начинатьсяbegin
заканчиватьсяend
температураtemperature

засуха synonyms

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What's the difference between засуха / засушливость / нехватка осадков / дефицит осадков / сухость / засыхание

🇷🇺Russian
засуха

A prolonged period with little or no rainfall causing soil drying and crop losses.

B2Very Often

Because of months of drought, the region's harvest fell by 40%.

Из‑за многомесячной засухи урожай в регионе снизился на 40%.

З
🇷🇺Russian
засушливость

A climatic trait of a region characterized by low precipitation; a tendency toward dry conditions.

B2Often

The region's aridity explains the frequent poor vegetable harvests.

Засушливость этого района объясняет частые неурожаи овощей.

Н
🇷🇺Russian
нехватка осадков

Insufficient rain and snowfall over a period; a phrasing commonly used in reports.

B2Often

The report states that the spring crop failure was caused by a lack of precipitation.

В докладе указано, что причиной неурожая стала нехватка осадков весной.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
дефицит осадков

A formal/statistical term denoting a shortage of precipitation.

B2Rarely

A precipitation deficit of 30% of the norm was recorded over the past year.

За прошедший год зафиксирован дефицит осадков в размере 30% от нормы.

С
🇷🇺Russian
сухость

General condition of low moisture in air, soil, or materials; not necessarily climatic.

B2Often

In winter, there was noticeable dryness of the air in the apartment.

Зимой в квартире ощущалась сухость воздуха.

З
🇷🇺Russian
засыхание

The process of drying up (of plants, rivers, soil) due to lack of moisture.

B2Rarely

Many trees in the park died due to root desiccation during the summer.

Многие деревья в парке погибли из‑за засыхания корней летом.

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засуха translation: drought. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce засуха

[zɐˈsuxa]

засуха translation

drought

засуха examples

Farmers worried as the drought stretched into its third year.

засуха transcription

[zɐˈsuxa]

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засуха meaning: what does it mean?

длительный период без осадков и влажности

засуха pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

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

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

Farmers worried as the drought stretched into its third year. Translation: Фермеры волновались, так как засуха затянулась на третий год.

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