scapegoat in Russian
scapegoat in Russian is козёл отпуще́ния, козёл отпущения, крайний — scapegoat means a person blamed for a problem or failure that was not really their fault, often to protect others.
scapegoat in Russian
козёл отпуще́ния
Pronounced: kozyol otpushcheniya
In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
козёл отпущения
Pronounced: kozyol otpushcheniya
In the Mosaic Day of Atonement ritual, a goat symbolically imbued with the sins of the people, and sent out alive into the wilderness while another was sacrificed.
козёл отпуще́ния
Pronounced: kozyol otpushcheniya
Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.
крайний
Pronounced: krayniy
Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.
ма́льчик для битья́
Pronounced: malchik dlya bitya
Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.
стре́лочник
Pronounced: strelochnik
Someone unfairly blamed or punished for some failure.
де́лать козлом отпущения
Pronounced: delat kozlom otpushcheniya
(transitive, intransitive) To unfairly blame or punish someone for some failure; to make a scapegoat of.
What does "scapegoat" mean?
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noun A person blamed for a problem or failure that was not really their fault, often to protect others.
"The junior analyst became the scapegoat when the deal fell through."
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verb To unfairly blame someone for a failure.
"Management scapegoated the intern instead of admitting their own mistake."
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scapegoat in a sentence
- The junior analyst became the scapegoat when the deal fell through.
- They needed a scapegoat, so they fired the newest employee.
- Management scapegoated the intern instead of admitting their own mistake.
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What is "scapegoat" in Russian?
"scapegoat" in Russian is козёл отпуще́ния, козёл отпущения, крайний. scapegoat means: A person blamed for a problem or failure that was not really their fault, often to protect others.
How do you pronounce козёл отпуще́ния?
"scapegoat" in Russian is козёл отпуще́ния, pronounced "kozyol otpushcheniya".
How do you use "scapegoat" in a sentence?
Example: "The junior analyst became the scapegoat when the deal fell through." In Russian, "scapegoat" is козёл отпуще́ния, козёл отпущения, крайний.
Are there other ways to say "scapegoat" in Russian?
Yes — Russian has 6 translations listed for "scapegoat": козёл отпуще́ния, козёл отпущения, крайний, ма́льчик для битья́, стре́лочник, де́лать козлом отпущения.
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