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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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round
Also: around
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- Мы обежа́ли вокруг па́рка. We ran around the park.
- Раке́та движется по орби́те вокруг луны. The rocket is in orbit around the moon.
- Луна́ враща́ется вокруг Земли. The Moon orbits the Earth.
- Мы иссле́дуем ка́ждую плане́ту, вращающуюся вокруг со́лнца. We will explore every planet that goes around the sun.
- Они собрались вокруг ками́на. They gathered about the fireplace.
- 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?
- Плане́ты движутся вокруг неподви́жной звезды́. Planets move around a fixed star.
- Девять плане́т, включая Зе́млю, движутся вокруг Со́лнца. Nine planets including the earth are moving around the sun.
- Хва́тит ходи́ть вокруг да около. Stop beating around the bush.
- Мы сиде́ли вокруг огня́. We sat round the fire.
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Lisa edited word type 6 months ago
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