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setback russian

  • неуда́ча

    failure, setback

    bad luck, misfortune

  • проры́в

    breakthrough, major advance

    breach, burst, rupture

    backlog, setback, hitch, hold-up

  • неусто́йка

    penalty, forfeit, liquidated damages, contractual penalty

    failure to keep one's word, default on an obligation, breach of promise

    failure, setback, mishap, flop

  • камуфле́т

    unpleasant surprise, setback, fiasco, nasty turn of events

    camouflet

  • ожига́ться

    to burn oneself, to scald oneself

    to get burnt (figurative), to suffer a setback, to learn one's lesson the hard way

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