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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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- Но, опять же, латы́нь к тому вре́мени уже была́ «мёртвым» языко́м. But, then again, Latin was already a "dead language" by that time.
- Один из близнецо́в жив, но второй у́мер. One of the twins is alive, but the other is dead.
- Он говори́т не только на францу́зском, но и на испа́нском. He not only speaks French, but he speaks Spanish, too.
- Мне пришла́ глу́пая, но навя́зчивая мысль, что если я по неблагоразу́мию шевельну́ руко́й, то меня заме́тят. I was assailed by the stupid, but unshakeable, idea that if I was imprudent enough to move my hand I'd be noticed.
- Про́шлое можно только знать, но не изменя́ть. Бу́дущее можно только изменя́ть, но не знать. The past can only be known, not changed. The future can only be changed, not known.
- Я зна́ю, что вы сильны, но полити́ческое давле́ние будет сильне́е. I know that you're strong, but political pressure is even stronger.
- Быть мо́жет, я несча́стлив, но я не собира́юсь убива́ть себя. I'd be unhappy, but I wouldn't kill myself.
- Она бедна́, но сча́стлива. She is poor, but she is happy.
- Ка́ждый ду́мает измени́ть мир, но никто не ду́мает измени́ть себя. Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.
- Прошу́ меня извини́ть, но я не интересу́юсь э́той те́мой. Sorry, but I'm not very interested in that subject.
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