No. 17,143 in Russian
стартер
"Starter" – a device or mechanism used to start an engine or motor.
In a sentence
В моём автомобиле сломался стартер, и теперь он не заводится.
The starter broke in my car, and now it won't start.
Here, 'стартер' refers to the part of a car engine that initiates it.
Перед ужином мы заказали легкий стартер из морепродуктов.
Before dinner, we ordered a light starter made of seafood.
In this context, 'стартер' is used to mean an appetizer or the first dish of a meal.
На мастер-классе по рисованию стартером была простая техника карандаша.
At the drawing workshop, the starter was a simple pencil technique.
Here, 'стартер' is used metaphorically as an introductory activity or technique to begin something.
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