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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 (#182)
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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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only
Also: as soon as
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- И́стина сжига́ет и уничтожа́ет все стихи́и, показывая, что они лишь тень ее. Truth burns and destroys all elements, showing that they are merely its shadow.
- Он лишь недавно за́нял ме́сто. He just barely succeeded.
- Когда она была́ студе́нткой, она ходи́ла на дискоте́ку лишь один раз. When she was a student, she went to the disco only once.
- Я не настоя́щая ры́ба; я всего лишь плю́шевая игру́шка. I'm not a real fish, I'm just a mere plushy.
- Ему лишь доставля́ет удово́льствие получа́ть сове́т от же́нщины. He is only too pleased to be advised by a woman.
- Де́вочка лишь продолжа́ла пла́кать. The little girl just kept crying.
- Одна лишь пра́вда краси́ва. Nothing is beautiful but the truth.
- Успе́х был лишь части́чным. It was only a partial success.
- Он всего лишь клерк. He is nothing more than a clerk.
- Гавриил — лишь один из а́нгелов Бо́га. Gabriel is only one of the angels of God.
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Lucian edited word type 1 year ago
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josetorresanoteide edited translation 3 years ago
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