— 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
- найдёшь
- 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
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