No. 16,421 in Russian
рок
Fate or rock (music).
In a sentence
Рок всегда привлекал меня своей мощью и энергией.
Rock always attracted me with its power and energy.
In this context, 'рок' refers to the musical genre known as rock.
Неизвестные обстоятельства привели её к роковой встрече.
Unknown circumstances led her to a fateful encounter.
Here, 'рок' is used in a derived form 'роковой', meaning something fateful or destiny-related, emphasizing the dramatic gravitas.
Его понимание жизни определялось его верой в непреложность рока.
His understanding of life was defined by his belief in the inevitability of fate.
In this usage, 'рок' refers to the concept of fate or destiny.
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