No. 13,174 in Russian
мешали
"Мешали" means "interfered" or "mixed" depending on context.
In a sentence
Дети постоянно мешали учителю работать.
The children constantly hindered the teacher's work.
In this sentence, "мешали" means "hindered" or "disturbed," indicating that the children interfered with the teacher's ability to work effectively.
Ложки мешали суп в кастрюле.
The spoons stirred the soup in the pot.
Here, "мешали" is used in the sense of "stirred," referring to the action of mixing the soup in the pot using spoons.
Шумные соседи мешали нам уснуть ночью.
The noisy neighbors disturbed us from falling asleep at night.
In this example, "мешали" again means "disturbed" or "hindered," describing how the noise from the neighbors prevented us from sleeping.
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