No. 5,723 in Russian
пробки
Traffic jams.
In a sentence
На дороге сегодня были ужасные пробки.
There were terrible traffic jams on the road today.
In this sentence, 'пробки' refers to traffic congestion or jams, a common usage in everyday conversation.
Мне нужно купить пробки для бутылок.
I need to buy corks for bottles.
Here, 'пробки' refers to bottle stoppers, another common meaning of the word, usually encountered in contexts involving beverage storage.
Электрик сказал, что нужно заменить пробки.
The electrician said that the fuses need to be replaced.
In this usage, 'пробки' denotes electrical fuses, providing an example of technical usage in electrical contexts.
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