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Fat and Thin


Приятели троекратно облобызались и устремили друг на друга глаза, полные слёз.

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The friends kissed each other three times over and fixed upon one another eyes brimming with tears.

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Оба были приятно ошеломлены. Both were agreeably astounded.

The words in this sentence

прия́тели
friends (nom pl) — приятель
троекра́тно
three times/thrice
облобыза́лись
kissed (past pl, arch.) — облобызаться
и
and; also, even
устреми́ли
they directed/fixed (past pl) — устремить
друг
each other (in друг друга) (pron.)
на
on, onto; at
дру́га
each other (in друг друга) (pron.) — друг
глаза́
eyes (nom/acc pl) — глаз
по́лные
full (pl) — полный
слёз
tears (gen pl of слеза); or climbed down (past m) — слеза

А. П. Чехов, «Толстый и тонкий», 1883 · sentence 7 of 33

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