сва́ха

Examples

• Сваха приходила к нам вчера вечером.

  The matchmaker came to our place yesterday evening.

• Сваха обещала сосватать хорошую невесту.

  The matchmaker promised to find a good bride for him.

• Без свахи свадьбу тогда не устраивали.

  Back then, no wedding was arranged without a matchmaker.

• Сосватавшая молодых сваха получила подарок.

  The matchmaker who had brought the young couple together received a gift.

• Сваха, поженившая молодых, была очень рада.

  The matchmaker who married the young couple off was very happy.

• Сваха, переженившая полдеревни, стала известной.

  The matchmaker, who had arranged marriages for half the village, became well known.

• Сваха переженила почти всех соседей в деревне.

  The matchmaker married off almost all the neighbors in the village.

• Старая сваха нашла невесту для соседа.

  The old matchmaker found a bride for the neighbor.