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How do you say "fire extinguisher" in Russian?

огнетушитель

ognetušitelʹ

Noun Cyrillic

In Russian, "fire extinguisher" is огнетушитель.

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Pronunciation

Say og-nuh-too-SHEE-tul. Stress SHEE. Four syllables with a hard Г and hard Ш.

Writing and usage

Огнетушитель comes from огонь (fire) and тушить (to extinguish). о-г-н-е-т-у-ш-и-т-е-л-ь in Cyrillic.

Example sentence

В коридоре висит красный огнетушитель.

A red fire extinguisher hangs in the hallway.

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How to remember огнетушитель

Огонь means fire. Тушить means to extinguish. Огнетушитель is the device that puts out fires.

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Questions about огнетушитель

How do you say "fire extinguisher" in Russian?

In Russian, "fire extinguisher" is огнетушитель. It is a noun.

How is огнетушитель written in Russian?

Огнетушитель comes from огонь (fire) and тушить (to extinguish). о-г-н-е-т-у-ш-и-т-е-л-ь in Cyrillic.

How is огнетушитель used in a sentence?

Use огнетушитель as you would use the equivalent noun in English. For example: В коридоре висит красный огнетушитель. (A red fire extinguisher hangs in the hallway.).

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