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Fat and Thin


Нафанаил немного подумал и спрятался за спину отца.

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Nafanail thought a moment and hid behind his father's back.

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Нафанаи́л
Nafanail (name)
немно́го
a little, somewhat
поду́мал
thought (past m of подумать) — подумать
и
and; also, even
спря́тался
he hid (past m of спрятаться) — спрятаться
за
behind, beyond; for (+ acc/instr)
спи́ну
back (acc sg) — спина
отца́
father (gen/acc sg) — отец

А. П. Чехов, «Толстый и тонкий», 1883 · sentence 15 of 33

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