старина́

fairly common #4802

nounfeminineinanimateuncountable

1.
old times, olden days, antiquity
В старину́ лю́ди жи́ли проще.
In the old days people lived more simply.
Often in the fixed phrase «в старину» 'in the old days'.
2.
antiques, antiquities, old things
Он собира́ет ру́сскую старину́.
He collects Russian antiques.
Collective: old objects, works of art and customs of former times.

Examples

Эта картина сделана в виде стилизации под старину.
This painting is a stylization of something antique.
Хорошо проводите вре́мя, старина?
Having a good time, old sport?
В старину товар взвешивали пудами.
In the old days, goods were weighed in puds.
В старину чужаков называли басурманами.
In olden times, strangers were called infidels.
Сватовство в старину было важной традицией.
Matchmaking was an important tradition in the old days.
В старину, когда челове́к был ещё безгре́шен, бог отпра́вил свою́ дочь посмотре́ть на зе́млю.
In the old days, when man was innocent, God sent his daughter to see the Earth.
Мыловарение было популярным делом в старину
Soapmaking was a popular occupation in the old days.
В старину люди платили ассигнациями за товары.
In the old days, people paid for goods with banknotes.

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