No. 17,672 in Russian
уволен
"Dismissed" or "fired" from a job.
In a sentence
Он был уволен с работы за несправедливое поведение.
He was fired from his job for unfair conduct.
The word 'уволен' is used to describe the act of someone being terminated from employment.
После кризиса многие сотрудники были уволены.
After the crisis, many employees were laid off.
Here, 'уволен' indicates a dismissal due to external circumstances like a crisis or organizational changes.
Я не уверен, почему он был уволен, но это должно быть что-то серьезное.
I am not sure why he was fired, but it must be something serious.
In this example, 'уволен' is used to express doubt or inquiry about the reasons for someone's termination.
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