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No. 15,000 in Russian

подсесть

To sit down next to someone.

In a sentence

  • Я случайно подсел на кафе, где подают лучшие пирожные.

    I accidentally became a regular at the café where they serve the best pastries.

    In this sentence, 'подсел' refers to becoming emotionally or habitually attached to visiting the café.

  • Моя сумка закрывала место на скамейке, но он все равно подсел.

    My bag was covering a spot on the bench, but he still sat down next to me.

    In this context, 'подсел' means physically sitting down close to someone.

  • Эта песня настолько хороша, что я подсел на неё.

    This song is so good that I got hooked on it.

    Here, 'подсел' is used metaphorically to express developing a strong liking or addiction to the song.

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