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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).
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around
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- Насколько можно бы́ло ви́деть, вокруг не бы́ло никаки́х при́знаков жи́зни. As far as the eye could reach, there was no sign of life.
- Нико́го не бы́ло вокруг. There was no one about.
- Они хотя́т постро́ить забо́р вокруг своего́ дома. They want to build a fence around their home.
- Переста́нь ходи́ть вокруг да около и скажи́ начистоту, чего ты от меня хо́чешь. Stop beating around the bush and tell me plainly what you want from me.
- Не ходите вокруг да около; у нас пробле́мы или как? Don't pussyfoot around the issue; do we have a problem, or don't we?
- Если полу́чится, я хочу́ отпра́виться в путеше́ствие вокруг све́та. I want to go on a journey around the world if possible.
- Вокруг дома есть забо́р. There is a fence around the house.
- Неви́данное коли́чество слепне́й закружи́лось вокруг меня. More horseflies than I'd ever seen came and flew around me.
- Вскоре вокруг него собрала́сь толпа́. A crowd soon gathered around him.
- Вокруг пруда́ много дере́вьев. There are a lot of trees around the pond.
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Nano666 edited translation 11 months ago
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alexrafaelperez edited usage info 1 year ago
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Lisa edited word type 1 year ago
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