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The Malefactor


Пущаем леску без грузила поверх воды на бабочку, идёт голавль, да и то редко.

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We let the line out without a sinker, along the top of the water, with a butterfly for bait; the chub takes it, and even that but rarely.

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— Шилишпер у нас не водится… — The asp isn't found in our parts…

The words in this sentence

пуща́ем
we let in (1pl, dial. for пускаем) — пущать
ле́ску
fishing line (acc sg) — леска
без
without
грузи́ла
sinkers, net weights (nom/acc pl) — грузило
пове́рх
over, on top of (+ gen)
воды́
water (gen sg) — вода
на
on, onto; at
ба́бочку
butterfly, moth (acc sg; here fishing bait) — бабочка
идёт
goes, is going; suits (pres 3sg of идти, = идёт) — идти
гола́вль
chub (fish) (nom sg)
да
and, but (conj.)
и
even (particle)
то
that; then (если... то)
ре́дко
rarely, seldom

А. П. Чехов, «Злоумышленник», 1885 · sentence 58 of 73

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