No. 5,138 in Russian
наркотики
Drugs, specifically narcotics or illegal substances.
In a sentence
Наркотики представляют серьёзную опасность для здоровья.
Drugs pose a serious danger to health.
In this sentence, the word 'наркотики' is used in its general meaning of 'drugs,' specifically those that are usually associated with illegal substances and abuse.
Борьба с незаконным оборотом наркотиков требует международного сотрудничества.
The fight against the illegal trafficking of drugs requires international cooperation.
Here, 'наркотики' appears in the context of legal and societal issues, focusing on illegal drug trade.
Он прочитал книгу о влиянии наркотиков на общество.
He read a book about the influence of drugs on society.
In this context, 'наркотики' is used to discuss the societal and psychological impacts drugs have, referring to the general concept.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “наркотики” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “наркотики” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Russian podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into русский, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Russian books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).