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noun, male, animate
somewhat often used word (#2104)
somewhat often used word (#2104)
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The examples in this format please: Ру'сский текст - english text
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criminal
Also: offender, felon
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- Поли́ция повела́сь на отвлекающий мане́вр, пока настоя́щие престу́пники убега́ли. The police followed a red herring while they let the true criminal escape.
- Престу́пник умоля́л судью́ о снисхожде́нии. The criminal begged the judge for mercy.
- На самом де́ле он был престу́пником. He was in reality a criminal.
- Итак, ты реши́л стать престу́пником? So you decided to become a criminal?
- Поли́ция не зна́ет, где пря́чутся престу́пники. The police don't know where the criminals are hiding.
- Поли́ция упусти́ла престу́пника. The police balked the criminal's escape.
- Престу́пник всё еще не пойман. The criminal is still at large.
- Э́та глава́ кни́ги рассма́тривает преступле́ние глаза́ми престу́пника. This chapter of the book describes the crime as seen by the criminal.
- Чем больше зако́нов, тем больше престу́пников. The more laws, the more offenders.
- Они престу́пники? Are they criminals?
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nom. nominative | престу́пник | престу́пники |
| gen. genitive | престу́пника | престу́пников |
| dat. dative | престу́пнику | престу́пникам |
| acc. accusative | престу́пника | престу́пников |
| inst. instrumental | престу́пником | престу́пниками |
| prep. prepositional | престу́пнике | престу́пниках |
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