Rusia
Definition
Russia: a vast transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia, known for its influential history, literature, and space program.
Proper noun referring to the Russian Federation, the world's largest country by land area.
Examples
En Rusia, el vodka fluye como el Volga, pero con menos curvas dramáticas.
In Russia, vodka flows like the Volga, but with fewer dramatic curves.
El invierno ruso es tan largo que hasta los relojes de cuco hibernan.
The Russian winter is so long that even cuckoo clocks hibernate.
Rusia exporta matrioskas, pero guarda sus secretos como una cebolla infinita.
Russia exports matryoshka dolls, but guards its secrets like an infinite onion.
Si vas a Rusia, no le pidas a un oso bailar ballet; ya lo hace mejor que tú.
If you go to Russia, don't ask a bear to dance ballet; it does it better than you.