А ежели вы насчёт недоимки сомневаетесь, ваше благородие, то не верьте старосте…
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And if it's the arrears you have your doubts about, your honour, then don't believe the village elder…
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За что? What for?
И не крал, кажись, и не дрался… I've not stolen, seemingly, nor have I been fighting…
Вы господина непременного члена спросите… You ask the gentleman, the permanent member of the board…
Креста на нём нет, на старосте-то… There's no cross on him, on that elder…
The words in this sentence
- а
- and, but (conjunction)
- е́жели
- if (archaic/colloquial for если)
- вы
- you (pl/formal)
- насчёт
- concerning, about (= насчёт) — насчет
- недои́мки
- tax arrears (gen sg) — недоимка
- сомнева́етесь
- you doubt (2pl of сомневаться) — сомневаться
- ва́ше
- your (n) — ваш
- благоро́дие
- Your Honour (in ваше благородие) (arch.)
- то
- then, in that case (conj.)
- не
- not
- ве́рьте
- believe! (imper pl of верить) — верить
- ста́росте
- the village elder (dat/prep sg) — староста
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