No. 7,957 in Russian
коктейль
A mixed drink combining various ingredients, typically alcoholic.
In a sentence
Я заказал вкусный коктейль с ананасовым соком.
I ordered a delicious cocktail with pineapple juice.
The word 'коктейль' is used here to refer to a mixed drink, typically alcoholic or non-alcoholic, composed of various juices or spirits.
На вечеринке был коктейль из разных жанров музыки.
At the party, there was a cocktail of different music genres.
In this context, 'коктейль' metaphorically refers to a mix or combination of various elements, in this case music genres.
Этот коктейль из идей поможет нам разработать новый проект.
This cocktail of ideas will help us develop a new project.
Here, 'коктейль' is used metaphorically to describe a blend of different ideas or concepts coming together to form something unified.
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