Судя по морщинам, бороздившим его лоб, и по выражению глаз, думы его были напряжённы, мучительны…
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To judge by the wrinkles furrowing his forehead and by the look in his eyes, his thoughts were strained and agonizing…
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За воротами в поле он встретил Ивана Евсеича… Beyond the gates, out in the field, he met Ivan Yevseich…
Приказчик стоял на краю дороги и, глядя сосредоточенно себе под ноги, о чём-то думал. The steward was standing at the edge of the road, gazing intently at his own feet, thinking about something.
The words in this sentence
- су́дя
- judging (adv participle) — судить
- по
- along, by, according to (+dat)
- морщи́нам
- wrinkles (dat pl) — морщина
- борозди́вшим
- furrowing (instr, past act part of бороздить) — бороздить
- его́
- his (poss. pron.) — он
- лоб
- forehead (nom/acc sg)
- и
- and; also, even
- выраже́нию
- expression (dat sg) — выражение
- глаз
- eye (nom sg); eyes (gen pl)
- ду́мы
- thoughts, musings (nom/acc pl) — дума
- бы́ли
- were (past pl of быть) — быть
- напряжённы
- are tense, strained (short pl) — напряжённый
- мучи́тельны
- are agonizing (short pl) — мучительный
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