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The Malefactor


Конечно, который непонимающий, ну, тот и без грузила пойдёт ловить.

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Of course, a man with no understanding, well, he’ll go fishing without a sinker.

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У нас и господа так ловят. Even the gentry hereabouts fish that way.

Самый последний мальчишка не станет тебе без грузила ловить. The lowliest little boy won’t fish for you without a sinker.

Дураку закон не писан… For a fool no law is written…

The words in this sentence

коне́чно
of course, certainly
кото́рый
which, who (nom sg m)
непонима́ющий
uncomprehending (m nom sg)
ну
well!, come on (particle)
тот
that (m nom)
и
and; also, even
без
without
грузи́ла
sinkers, net weights (nom/acc pl) — грузило
пойдёт
will go (3sg) — пойти
лови́ть
to catch, to fish

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 22 of 73

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