До водки очень охотник, живёт не с женой, а с немкой, ругатель, но, можно сказать, чудодейственный господин!
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He’s a great one for vodka, he lives not with his wife but with a German woman, and he’s foul-mouthed, but a miracle-working gentleman, one may say!”
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— А вы попытайте, ваше превосходительство. “But do give it a try, Your Excellency.
The words in this sentence
- до
- for, of (fond of) (prep.)
- во́дки
- vodka (gen sg) — водка
- о́чень
- very
- охо́тник
- lover, one fond of (n., m.)
- живёт
- lives (pres 3sg of жить, = живёт) — жить
- не
- not
- с
- with (+instr); from, off (+gen)
- жено́й
- wife (instr sg) — жена
- а
- and, but (conjunction)
- не́мкой
- German woman (ins sg of немка) — немка
- руга́тель
- foul-mouthed abuser, curser (nom sg) (arch.)
- но
- but
- мо́жно
- one may, it is possible
- сказа́ть
- to say, tell (infinitive)
- чудоде́йственный
- miracle-working, wonder-working (nom sg m)
- господи́н
- mister, gentleman
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