No. 18,178 in Russian
цирк
Circus.
In a sentence
Вчера я ходил в цирк с друзьями.
Yesterday, I went to the circus with friends.
In this sentence, 'цирк' refers to a place where performances happen, a circus.
На работе устроили настоящий цирк из-за пропущенного документа.
At work, they made a real circus out of a forgotten document.
Here, 'цирк' is used metaphorically to denote chaos or unnecessary fuss.
Цирк животных был запрещён в некоторых странах.
Animal circuses have been banned in some countries.
In this example, 'цирк' is part of the term 'цирк животных', meaning an animal circus, and refers to themed circus entertainment.
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