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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).
noun, neuter, inanimate
rarely used word (#5429)
rarely used word (#5429)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
link
Also: team, group, section, flight
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- Люба́я цепь состои́т из мно́жества зве́ньев. A chain is made up of many links.
- Тропи́ческие джунгли плане́ты — крити́ческие зве́нья в экологи́ческой цепо́чке жи́зни на Земле́. The world's tropical rainforests are critical links in the ecological chain of life on the planet.
- Самое сла́бое звено́ в це́пи - так же и самое си́льное. Оно мо́жет разорва́ть всю цепь. The weakest link in the chain is also the strongest. It can break the chain.
- Цепь не крепче своего́ самого сла́бого звена́. A chain is no stronger than its weakest link.
- Цепь крепка́ лишь настолько, насколько крепко её самое сла́бое звено́. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link.
- Одно звено́ сломано — вся цепь порвана. One link broken, the whole chain is broken.
- Си́ла э́той це́пи заключа́ется в ее наиболее сла́бом звене́. The strength of the chain is in the weakest link.
Declension
Note: Stress change
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | звено́ | зве́нья |
| gen. genitive | звена́ | зве́ньев |
| dat. dative | звену́ | зве́ньям |
| acc. accusative | звено́ | зве́нья |
| inst. instrumental | звено́м | зве́ньями |
| prep. prepositional | звене́ | зве́ньях |
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