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Как оштрафуют его, мерзавца, так он узнает у меня, что значит собака и прочий бродячий скот!

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Once they fine him, the scoundrel, he’ll learn from me what a dog means, and the rest of the stray cattle besides!

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Я покажу вам, как собак распускать! I’ll teach you people to let dogs run loose!

Пора обратить внимание на подобных господ, не желающих подчиняться постановлениям! It is high time attention was paid to gentlemen of that sort, who will not submit to the regulations!

Я ему покажу Кузькину мать!.. I’ll show him what’s what!..

Елдырин, — обращается надзиратель к городовому, — узнай, чья это собака, и составляй протокол! Yeldyrin,” the superintendent turns to the policeman, “find out whose dog this is and draw up a report!

The words in this sentence

как
how; as, like
оштрафу́ют
they will fine him (3pl pfv) — оштрафовать
его́
his; him (gen/acc of он/оно) — он
мерза́вца
scoundrel, villain (gen/acc sg) — мерзавец
так
so, thus
он
he
узна́ет
will find out, recognize (3sg pf) — узнать
у
at, by; belonging to
меня́
me (gen/acc of я) — я
что
what; that (conjunction)
зна́чит
means; so, then (3sg of значить) — значить
соба́ка
dog
и
and; also, even
про́чий
other, the rest (nom m adj)
бродя́чий
stray, wandering (nom m sg)
скот
cattle, livestock (nom/acc sg)

А. П. Чехов, «Хамелеон», 1884 · sentence 24 of 53

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