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искать пищу

forage

Meaning of искать пищу

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Russian[ɪˈskatʲ ˈpʲiɕːu]
forage
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искать пищу with English translation

искать пищу usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Squirrels forage under the oak.

Белки ищут пищу под дубом.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Pigs forage through the mud for roots.

Свиньи ищут пищу в грязи, выкапывая корни.

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искать пищу belongs to the topic "Wild Animals". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

искать пищуforage
игратьplay
океанocean
группаgroup
параpair
короваcow
яйцоegg

искать пищу synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between искать пищу / кормиться / добывать (пищу) / разыскивать пищу / собирать / пастись

🇷🇺Russian
искать пищу

Direct equivalent — to look for food in a general sense (animals/people).

B2Very Often

At night, foxes forage for food around the village.

По ночам лисы ищут пищу в окрестностях деревни.

К
🇷🇺Russian
кормиться

Means to feed/eat; often used about animals.

B2Often

Birds forage on seeds and insects.

Птицы кормятся семенами и насекомыми.

Д
🇷🇺Russian
добывать (пищу)

To obtain food by any means; a general, neutral term.

B2Often

Birds obtain food by probing the soil for insects.

Птицы добывают пищу, копаясь в земле в поисках насекомых.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
разыскивать пищу

Phrase emphasizing purposeful seeking of food; sounds more formal.

B2Rarely

Birds search for food under the snow in winter.

Птицы зимой разыскивают пищу под снегом.

С
🇷🇺Russian
собирать

To gather plant food (berries, mushrooms) or other edible resources; more specific.

B2Very Often

Deer forage by gathering lichens and bark from trees.

Олени собирают лишайники и кору с деревьев.

🇷🇺Russian

To graze; used for animals eating grass on meadows or pastures.

B2Often

Cows graze on the sunny meadow.

Коровы пасутся на солнечном лугу.

🇷🇺Russian

To hunt actively and catch prey; characteristic of predators.

B2Often

Tigers hunt ungulates at dusk.

Тигры охотятся на копытных в сумерках.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
рыться (в поисках пищи)

To root/rummage in soil or trash searching for food; somewhat vivid, sometimes pejorative.

B2Rarely

Pigs rooted in the ground searching for roots.

Свиньи рылись в земле в поисках кореньев.

П
🇷🇺Russian
подбирать (пищу)

To pick up found pieces of food from a surface or the ground; neutral.

B2Often

Pigeons pick up crumbs in the square.

Голуби подбирают крошки на площади.

В
🇷🇺Russian
выискивать (еду)

To search for food meticulously, emphasizing systematic effort.

B2Rarely

The fox carefully searched out food under the snow after the thaw.

Лисица выискивала еду под снегом после оттепели.

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искать пищу translation: forage. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce искать пищу

[ɪˈskatʲ ˈpʲiɕːu]

искать пищу translation

forage

искать пищу examples

Squirrels forage under the oak.

искать пищу transcription

[ɪˈskatʲ ˈpʲiɕːu]

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искать пищу pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

искать пищу is pronounced as [ɪˈskatʲ ˈpʲiɕːu]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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

Squirrels forage under the oak. Translation: Белки ищут пищу под дубом.

Is искать пищу part of Wild Animals vocabulary?

Yes, искать пищу (forage) can be learned in the Wild Animals topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

Is искать пищу part of Living Beings vocabulary?

Yes, искать пищу (forage) can be learned in the Living Beings topic. This semantic link helps build related word lists and topic-based practice.

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