No. 11,619 in Russian
жару
"Жару" means "heat" in English.
In a sentence
Я люблю играть в футбол в жару.
I love playing football in the heat.
In this sentence, 'жару' refers to a weather condition where the temperature is high, indicating 'heat' in the environmental sense.
Он добавил жару в коптильню.
He added heat to the smoker.
Here, 'жару' is used to denote the heat source or temperature increase in an appliance like a smoker.
На празднике было весело - все задавали жару!
At the celebration, it was fun - everyone was giving their best effort!
In this playful expression, 'жару' refers to giving a good performance or showing energetic effort.
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