старина́

uncommon #5817

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

За богохульство в старину сурово наказывали.
In the old days, people were severely punished for blasphemy.
В старину хину использовали как лекарство.
In the old days, cinchona was used as a medicine.
В старину кравчий служил при царском дворе.
In olden times, the royal carver served at the tsar's court.
В старину длину измеряли аршинами.
In the old days, lengths were measured in arshins.
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 холоп не имел никаких прав.
In the old days, a serf had no rights at all.
В старину казачком называли мальчика-слугу в доме.
In the old days, a boy servant in a household was called a kazachok.

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