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massacre in Russian

massacre in Russian is резня́, [[массовый|ма́ссовое]] [[уби́йство]], бо́йня — massacre means the brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.

massacre in Russian

резня́
noun
Pronounced: reznya
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
[[массовый|ма́ссовое]] [[уби́йство]]
noun
Pronounced: [[massovyy|massovoye]] [[ubiystvo]]
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
бо́йня
noun
Pronounced: boynya
The killing of a considerable number (usually limited to people) where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and/or contrary to civilized norms.
[[устра́ивать]] [[резня|резню́]]
verb
Pronounced: [[ustraivat]] [[reznya|reznyu]]
(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)
[[устро́ить]] [[резня|резню́]]
verb
Pronounced: [[ustroit]] [[reznya|reznyu]]
(transitive) To kill in considerable numbers where little or no resistance can be made, with indiscriminate violence, without necessity, and contrary to civilized norms. (Often limited to the killing of human beings.)

What does "massacre" mean?

  1. noun The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.
    "Historians still debate the death toll from the massacre."
  2. noun (informal) A very lopsided defeat in a game or contest.
    "The final score was a total massacre for the home team."
  3. verb To kill a large number of people brutally and with little resistance.
    "Soldiers massacred the villagers before retreating."
  4. verb (informal) To defeat an opponent decisively, or perform something very badly.
    "He massacred the song trying to sing it a cappella."
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massacre in a sentence

  • Historians still debate the death toll from the massacre.
  • The final score was a total massacre for the home team.
  • Soldiers massacred the villagers before retreating.
  • He massacred the song trying to sing it a cappella.

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What is "massacre" in Russian?

"massacre" in Russian is резня́, [[массовый|ма́ссовое]] [[уби́йство]], бо́йня. massacre means: The brutal killing of a large number of people who could not effectively resist.

How do you pronounce резня́?

"massacre" in Russian is резня́, pronounced "reznya".

How do you use "massacre" in a sentence?

Example: "Historians still debate the death toll from the massacre." In Russian, "massacre" is резня́, [[массовый|ма́ссовое]] [[уби́йство]], бо́йня.

Are there other ways to say "massacre" in Russian?

Yes — Russian has 5 translations listed for "massacre": резня́, [[массовый|ма́ссовое]] [[уби́йство]], бо́йня, [[устра́ивать]] [[резня|резню́]], [[устро́ить]] [[резня|резню́]].

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