No. 3,413 in Russian
превращается
"Turns into" or "transforms."
In a sentence
Вода превращается в лёд, когда замерзает.
Water turns into ice when it freezes.
Here, 'превращается' describes the process of transformation of 'water' into an 'ice' state.
С детства её мечта превращается в реальность.
Since childhood, her dream turns into reality.
In this sentence, 'превращается' signifies the transition of a 'dream' metaphorically becoming 'reality'.
Гусеница превращается в бабочку после периода окукливания.
The caterpillar becomes a butterfly after the period of pupation.
Here, 'превращается' is used to illustrate a biological transformation of 'a caterpillar' into 'a butterfly'.
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