гвоздики

гвоздики

The Russian word "гвоздики" can mean "carnations" (flowers) or "cloves" (spice) in English, depending on the context.

Here, 'гвоздики' refers to the flowers, commonly gifted on special occasions.

Я купил букет гвоздик на праздник.

I bought a bouquet of carnations for the celebration.

In this case, 'гвоздики' means the spice 'cloves,' used for its strong and distinctive taste in cooking.

Добавьте щепотку гвоздики в тесто для дополнительного аромата.

Add a pinch of cloves to the dough for extra flavor.

Here, 'гвоздики' is used in its diminutive form to mean small nails, typically as tools for hanging or fixing objects.

Мы использовали гвоздики, чтобы повесить картину на стену.

We used nails to hang a picture on the wall.