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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 rarely used word
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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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just on the point
Also: just about
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Examples
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- Вот-вот пойдёт дождь. It's about to rain.
- Га́сят свет. Спекта́кль вот-вот начнётся. They're dimming the lights. The play is about to begin.
- Том вы́глядит так, будто вот-вот распла́чется. Tom looks like he's about ready to cry.
- Индия вот-вот обго́нит Китай и ста́нет самой многонаселённой страно́й ми́ра. India is poised to surpass China and become the world's most populous country.
- Том вы́глядел так, будто вот-вот снова запла́чет. Tom looked like he was going to start crying again.
- Поторопитесь! По́езд вот-вот уйдёт. Hurry up! The train is about to leave.
- Каза́лось, дом вот-вот ру́хнет. The house seemed about to collapse at any moment.
- Строи́тельство больни́цы вот-вот заверши́тся. The construction of the hospital is about to end.
- Всё вот-вот изме́нится. Things are about to change.
- Ты вы́глядишь так, будто вот-вот запла́чешь. You look like you're about to cry.
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Lucian edited word type 1 year ago