No. 18,281 in Russian
швея
Seamstress.
In a sentence
Швея шьёт красивое платье.
The seamstress is sewing a beautiful dress.
In this sentence, the word "швея" refers to a person whose job is sewing, indicating the occupation of seamstress.
Моя бабушка была швеёй и умела делать любую одежду.
My grandmother was a seamstress and could make any garment.
Here, 'швея' is used in its feminine form to describe someone's profession or skill in sewing.
Швею попросили сшить новый костюм для спектакля.
The seamstress was asked to sew a new costume for the play.
The word "швея" denotes the person engaged for tailoring work for a specific event or requirement.
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