No. 1,488 in Russian
недостатки
Flaws, shortcomings, or disadvantages.
In a sentence
У всех людей есть свои недостатки.
Everyone has their own shortcomings.
Here, 'недостатки' is used to mean 'shortcomings' or 'flaws' that people may possess.
Эта модель автомобиля имеет определённые недостатки, такие как высокая стоимость и низкая экономичность.
This car model has certain disadvantages, such as high cost and low efficiency.
In this example, 'недостатки' refers to specific 'disadvantages' or 'cons' of an object, in this case, a car model.
Недостатки его плана стали очевидны после первой недели реализации.
The drawbacks of his plan became evident after the first week of implementation.
Here, 'недостатки' describes 'drawbacks' or 'weaknesses' in the context of a plan or idea.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “недостатки” in actual Russian podcasts.
Find “недостатки” 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).