No. 7,217 in Russian
ветер
Wind.
In a sentence
Сегодня был сильный ветер.
Today there was strong wind.
Here, 'ветер' is used to refer to the natural phenomenon of air moving, and 'сильный' describes its intensity.
Ветер перемен дует над страной.
The wind of change is blowing over the country.
In this sentence, 'ветер' is used metaphorically to symbolize change or transformation in society.
Её слова унес ветер, как бумажку.
Her words were carried away by the wind like a piece of paper.
Here, 'ветер' is employed symbolically to illustrate how something ephemeral, like words, can vanish quickly.
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