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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).
often used word (#564)
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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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before
Also: first, formerly, in former times
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- Я написа́л пять пи́сем, прежде чем идти́ спать. I wrote five letters before I went to bed.
- Прежде чем нырну́ть, он сде́лал не́сколько глубо́ких вдо́хов. He took some deep breaths before he dived.
- Я добежа́л до шко́лы прежде, чем начался дождь. I reached school before the rain started.
- Поду́май, прежде чем сде́лать! Think before you act!
- Мы до́лжны ста́вить безопа́сность прежде всего. We must put safety before anything else.
- Я слы́шал, Том перевози́л нарко́тики в Америку годами, прежде чем его пойма́ли. I heard that Tom had been smuggling drugs into America for years before he got caught.
- Он пове́сил тру́бку, прежде чем я смог что-то сказа́ть. He hung up before I could say anything.
- Том говори́т, что не жела́ет больше жить так, как прежде. Tom says he doesn't want to live like this anymore.
- Он поме́длил, прежде чем отве́тить. He hesitated before answering.
- Прежде чем вы́йти на сце́ну, она ещё раз пробежа́ла глаза́ми текст. She ran over her lines once before she went on stage.
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alexrafaelperez edited usage info 11 months ago
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Lucian edited word type 11 months ago
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