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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).
very often used word (#191)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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as if
Also: as though
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- Он вы́глядит таки́м счастли́вым, как будто он вы́играл путёвку на Гавайи. He looks as happy as if he had won a trip to Hawaii.
- Он продолжа́л чита́ть кни́гу, как будто ничего не случи́лось. He went on reading the book as if nothing had happened.
- Он говори́т так, как будто он бога́т. He speaks as if he were rich.
- Дик говори́т так, как будто всё зна́ет. Dick talks as if he knew everything.
- Том притвори́лся, будто не слы́шал, что Мэри назвала́ его и́мя. Tom pretended that he didn't hear Mary calling his name.
- Она говори́ла так, будто она моя́ ма́ма. She talked as if she were my mother.
- Она говори́т так, как будто всё зна́ет. She talks as if she knew everything.
- Моя́ жена́ тра́тит де́ньги, как будто я са́мый бога́тый челове́к в го́роде. My wife spends money as if I were the richest man in town.
- У нее был тако́й вид, как будто она уви́дела привиде́ние. She looked as though she had seen a ghost.
- Он говори́т так, будто всё зна́ет. He talks as if he knows everything.
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Lucian edited word type 11 months ago
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