No. 11,169 in Russian
гранаты
The Russian word "гранаты" can mean "pomegranates" or "grenades" depending on the context.
In a sentence
На ферме собрали все спелые гранаты.
They harvested all the ripe pomegranates on the farm.
Here 'гранаты' refers to the fruit 'pomegranates', used in the context of agriculture and harvesting.
Солдат бросил несколько гранат в укрытие врага.
The soldier threw several grenades into the enemy's shelter.
In this sentence, 'гранаты' denotes 'grenades', used in a military or combat context.
Цвета на закате были красными, как гранаты.
The colors at sunset were red, like pomegranates.
Here 'гранаты' is used metaphorically to refer to the red color of pomegranates, describing a vivid visual imagery.
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