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Fat and Thin


Толстый хотел было возразить что-то, но на лице у тонкого было написано столько благоговения, сладости и почтительной кислоты, что тайного советника стошнило.

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The fat one was about to raise some objection, but on the thin one's face was written so much reverence, sweetness, and deferential sourness that the privy councillor felt sick.

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Он отвернулся от тонкого и подал ему на прощанье руку. He turned away from the thin one and held out his hand to him in farewell.

The words in this sentence

то́лстый
fat/stout
хоте́л
wanted (past m of хотеть) — хотеть
бы́ло
was about to, nearly (particle) — быть
возрази́ть
to object, retort
что́-то
something; somehow
но
but
на
on, onto; at
лице́
face (prep sg of лицо) — лицо
у
at, by; belonging to
то́нкого
thin (gen m) — тонкий
бы́ло
was (past n of быть) — быть
напи́сано
written (short past passive n) — написать
сто́лько
so much, so many
благогове́ния
reverence, awe (gen sg) — благоговение
сла́дости
sweetness, sweets (gen/dat/prep sg / pl) — сладость
и
and; also, even
почти́тельной
respectful (gen/dat/instr f) — почтительный
кислоты́
sourness (n., f.) — кислота
что
that (conj.)
та́йного
privy (councillor rank) (adj.) — тайный
сове́тника
councillor (gen/acc sg) — советник
стошни́ло
felt nauseous (impers past) — стошнить

А. П. Чехов, «Толстый и тонкий», 1883 · sentence 30 of 33

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