Blin - Meaning in Russian - Examples and Audio (2024)

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Then she had ordered Blin to clean it, which the latter did, scrubbing it out with sand and ashes. In 1801, Lebon was called to Paris, as attache in the service of Blin, engineer in chief of pavements.

: a thin often buckwheat pancake usually filled (as with sour cream) and folded.

In Russia and Ukraine, however, blinis are usually pan-sized, thinner pancakes made from unleavened batter, similar to crepes. Blini are sometimes spelled as bliny, and can be referred to as 'blin', as in the singular form of blini.

Блин (blin) – Every language needs a substitute for vulgarities, and Russian is no exception. Meaning 'pancake', blin sounds like a much coarser word and can be used as a general expression or disappointment or frustration.

Блин (Blin)

Literal definition: pancake. Meaning: an expression of annoyance. Блин is similar in pronunciation to a vulgar Russian word, so it's often used as a relatively appropriate substitute, much like "fudge" and "sugar" in English.

Etymology 1

From Middle English blinnen, from Old English blinnan (“to stop, cease”), from Proto-Germanic *bilinnaną (“to turn aside, swerve from”), from Proto-Indo-European *ley-, *leya- (“to deflect, turn away, vanish, slip”); equivalent to be- +‎ lin.

Slang USED Very frequently BY Everyone. Would be used the same way as "oh crap" or "damn!" In English, but it's a very soft version of it. "Блин, я потерял ключи!" [ Bleen, ja potierial kliuchee]

Honey - милая, дорогая, солнышко, милочка.

A blin is a type of pancake that can be either sweet or savoury. It's a second-string swear word, like saying "darn it" rather than "damn it". "Blyat" or блядь is a swear word, and "bleen" or блин (literally crepe) is the lighter substitute.

A Russian name for the oseledets hairstyle, khokhol (Russian: хохол, IPA: [xɐˈxol] is commonly used as an ethnic slur for a Ukrainian male (feminine form: Russian: хохлушка, romanized: khokhlushka), as it was a common haircut of Ukrainian Cossacks. The term is usually derogatory or condescending.

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Or if you just want to say “woman” in Russian language you say женщина (zhenshchina). Younger woman/girl is девушка (devushka) and little girl is девочка (devochka). Пока-пока!

Traditional Russian breakfasts are concentrated on kashas, or porridges – the most important staple in Russian nutritional culture, with buckwheat and oat, as well as semolina, serving as the three most important bases of such dishes, usually cooked using water or milk, as well as consumed with or without milk.

Definition of 'blin'

a. unable to see; sightless.

plural noun

pancakes made with yeast and either white or buckwheat flour and traditionally served during Shrovetide with caviar and sour cream.

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Noun The audience let out a cheer. Loud cheers were coming from the bleachers. The star was greeted with cheers.