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A Horsey Name


— Не нужно мне теперь твоей лошадиной фамилии!

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“I have no need of your horsey surname now!

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— На-кося! “There, take that!”

— сказал генерал с презрением и поднёс к лицу его два кукиша. said the general with contempt, and thrust two fig-signs up to his face.

На-кося! Take that!”

The words in this sentence

не
not
ну́жно
it is necessary, one needs
мне
to me (dat/prep of я) — я
тепе́рь
now
твое́й
your (obl sg f) — твой
лошади́ной
horse's, equine (f obl sg) — лошадиный
фами́лии
surname (gen/dat/prep sg); surnames (pl) — фамилия

А. П. Чехов, «Лошадиная фамилия», 1885 · sentence 56 of 56

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