No. 14,534 in Russian
партизаны
Partisans; guerrilla fighters who resist an enemy, often during wartime.
In a sentence
Партизаны сражались за свободу своей страны.
The partisans fought for the freedom of their country.
In this sentence, the word 'партизаны' is used in its primary meaning, referring to members of a resistance group or guerilla fighters who often operate in clandestine ways during times of conflict, especially wars. It emphasizes their struggle for an important cause.
На берегу реки мне встретились партизаны птиц, охраняющие свои гнёзда.
At the riverbank, I encountered bird partisans guarding their nests.
Here, 'партизаны' is used metaphorically to describe entities (birds) that protect or fight for something important to them, different from the literal military or political context.
В нашем театре поставили пьесу о партизанах Великой Отечественной войны.
Our theater staged a play about the partisans of the Great Patriotic War.
The word 'партизаны' in this sentence refers to historical guerilla fighters who were involved in resistance movements during the Great Patriotic War, highlighting their role in such an important period of history.
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