No. 8,145 in Russian
лигу
The Russian word "лигу" is the accusative form of "лига," meaning "league" in English.
In a sentence
Он мечтает попасть в лигу профессиональных игроков.
He dreams of joining the league of professional players.
In this sentence, 'лигу' refers to a competitive organization or grouping, specifically in sports.
Они решили сыграть товарищеский матч против другой лиги.
They decided to play a friendly match against another league.
Here, 'лигу' represents another organized group of teams within a sports context.
Ее успех вывел компанию в лидирующую лигу экономики.
Her success brought the company into the leading league of the economy.
In this case, 'лигу' metaphorically describes a category or class of excellence in the economic domain.
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