No. 17,100 in Russian
сродни
Similar to; akin to.
In a sentence
Этот аромат сродни запаху ночного сада.
This scent is akin to the smell of a night garden.
The word 'сродни' is used in this sentence to express a qualitative similarity or kinship between the scent and the smell of a night garden.
Её чувство было сродни радости, которую я ощущал.
Her feeling was akin to the joy I experienced.
Here, 'сродни' indicates a resemblance in the nature of feelings, showing that her emotion is comparable to joy.
Их отношение к делу сродни истинной преданности.
Their attitude towards the work is akin to genuine dedication.
In this example, 'сродни' describes a close likeness or affinity between their attitude and the concept of genuine dedication.
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