No. 5,400 in Russian
пар
Steam.
In a sentence
Пар поднимается с поверхности воды.
Steam rises from the surface of the water.
In this sentence, 'пар' refers to steam or vapor, a physical state of matter.
Тревога поднималась, будто пар, устремляющийся к небу.
Anxiety rose, like steam rushing to the sky.
Here, 'пар' is used metaphorically to describe something intangible likened to steam.
После долгого бега шёл пар изо рта.
After a long run, steam came out of the mouth.
In this sentence, 'пар' describes the visible vapor created from exhalation in cold weather.
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