No. 12,816 in Russian
куклы
Dolls.
In a sentence
Маленькая девочка играла с куклами.
The little girl was playing with dolls.
Here, the word 'куклы' refers to toys representing human figures, typically tiny and made for children to play with or collect.
На сцене выступали актеры, переодетые в куклы.
Actors dressed as dolls performed on the stage.
In this sentence, 'куклы' represents characters portrayed by actors as part of a performance or theatrical production.
Человек, который управляет марионетками, называет себя кукловодом.
A person who manipulates puppets is called a puppeteer.
Here, while the subject is indirect, 'куклы' can relate to the artistic use of puppets (manipulated figures), connecting to cultural or performance-related contexts.
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