No. 11,010 in Russian
гвоздики
The Russian word "гвоздики" can mean "carnations" (flowers) or "cloves" (spice) in English, depending on the context.
In a sentence
Я купил букет гвоздик на праздник.
I bought a bouquet of carnations for the celebration.
Here, 'гвоздики' refers to the flowers, commonly gifted on special occasions.
Добавьте щепотку гвоздики в тесто для дополнительного аромата.
Add a pinch of cloves to the dough for extra flavor.
In this case, 'гвоздики' means the spice 'cloves,' used for its strong and distinctive taste in cooking.
Мы использовали гвоздики, чтобы повесить картину на стену.
We used nails to hang a picture on the wall.
Here, 'гвоздики' is used in its diminutive form to mean small nails, typically as tools for hanging or fixing objects.
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