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The Malefactor


— Свинец на дороге не найдёшь, купить надо, а гвоздик не годится.

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— Lead you won’t find lying in the road, you have to buy it, and a nail won’t do.

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Лучше гайки и не найтить… There’s nothing better than a nut to be found…

И тяжёлая, и дыра есть. It’s heavy, and it has a hole.

The words in this sentence

свине́ц
lead (the metal; nom/acc sg)
на
on, onto; at
доро́ге
road (dat/prep sg) — дорога
не
not
найде́шь
you will find (2sg fut of найти) — найти
купи́ть
to buy (inf)
на́до
one must, it is necessary
а
and, but (conjunction)
гво́здик
little nail, tack (nom/acc sg)
годи́тся
is suitable, will do (3sg of годиться) — годиться

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 25 of 73

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