very often used word (#187)
Translation
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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1.
truth
Also: justice
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2.
true
Also: though
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Separate translations by commata. New major meaning should get a new line entry.
A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
Examples
- Ей удалось вы́тянуть из него пра́вду. She succeeded in getting him to tell the truth.
- Ты сде́ржишь сло́во, пра́вда? You will keep your word, won't you?
- В шу́тке сказано много пра́вды. There's many a true word spoken in jest.
- Я не мог реши́ться сказа́ть ему пра́вду. I didn't have the heart to tell him the truth.
- Мо́жет ли его расска́з быть пра́вдой? Can his story be true?
- Если бы он сказа́л мне пра́вду, я бы его прости́л. If he told me the truth, I would have forgiven him.
- Пра́вда? Когда он уе́хал? Oh, really? When did he leave?
- Ей еще предстои́т узна́ть пра́вду. She is yet to know the truth.
- Исто́рия похо́жа на пра́вду. The story seems true.
- Он не мо́жет отличи́ть пра́вду от непра́вды. He can't tell the true from the false.
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Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | пра́вда | пра́вды |
| gen. genitive | пра́вды | пра́вд |
| dat. dative | пра́вде | пра́вдам |
| acc. accusative | пра́вду | пра́вды |
| inst. instrumental |
пра́вдой пра́вдою |
пра́вдами |
| prep. prepositional | пра́вде | пра́вдах |
Editing declensions: If there are two forms for a word, please separate them by a comma.
Accents: Mark the accent with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки. 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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Michel edited translation 2 years ago
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