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Отвергать, отрицать, отклонять, отказать
How do these words:
oтвергать
отклонять
отказать
отрицать
line up with some common English equivalents:
refuse
decline
reject
deny (this is the most different of the 4)
My rough understanding is:
отказать + (verb) ~ decline to do…
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Склоняются ли иностранные фамилии мужчин, заканчивающиеся на букву "а"?
Склоняются ли мужские иностранные фамилии, заканчивающаяся на букву "а"?
Например, правильно ли говорить:
фильм Эмира Кустурицы,
метод Рунге-Кутты,
творчество Акиры Куросавы,
алгоритм Дейкстры,
песня Никиты Джигурды?
Есть ли по этому поводу…
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Grammatical role of можно
I have learned how to translate "можно" in phrases (e.g. with "it is possible", "one can", "it can be (done)").
However, I would like to know the actual grammatical role of the word.
My conjecture is the following:
It is an adjective singular…
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How to translate "Responsive" into Russian?
Can you tell me please how can i translate Responsive into Russian?
The context is web-design, and Responsive means that the website adapt itself depending on the device through which it is viewed (pc, tablet, iphone..)
Google Translate give…
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Teach Russian as non professional teacher
I want to teach some small group Russian language (they know only "kartoshka", "babushka", "Natasha" etc.)
Thus, my question is not related to "how to learn" Russian, but "how to teach" - I suppose there are resources and plans to begin from, but I…
user3575
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How to say "Clock drift" in Russian?
Source: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3658181/PiotrPiasecki-BitcoinMasterThesis.pdf
Cite:
4.5.5 Clock drift
The Standard Client exchanges the current machine time with its peers when establishing new connections. It also
maintains a counter…
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What are the common inflection mistakes that Russian kids make?
What are the common inflection mistakes that Russian kids make as they progress in mastering their first language?
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Are двусторонний and двухсторонний completely interchangeable?
Are двусторонний and двухсторонний just two valid versions of the same word or are there slight differences?
If the former is the case, which version, if any, is considered more formal/more modern/more correct etc?
If the latter is the case, what…
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How to translate «State of the art»?
«State of the art» is a chapter of almost every western dissertation and also is mentioned in most English language scientific papers. But how would one translate this phrase into Russian?
Online translation tools get lost and attempt verbatum…
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Prefix «пред-» in «преднамеренно»
«Намеренно» translates into English as "intentionally". «Преднамеренно» basically has the same meaning, but it has prefix «пред-» which is confusing. It seems redundant.
People say «с намерением» (as in "with intention"), but I haven't heard anyone…
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"Битком набиты" — was "биток" actually a noun at some time?
Did биток always only exist in the context of the idiom "битком набиты", or was it a "perfectly valid noun in its own right" at some point in the past?
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Какая разница между лишь и только?
Я еще не нашел подробную инфорнацию об этих словах, то есть я бы хотел знать,
когда надо писать слово "только", и когда надо писать "лишь"?
Есть ли случаи, когда можно менять "только" на "лишь" (и наоборот) без потери смысла?
Заранее спасибо!
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Where do I put my tongue?
I'm an absolute beginner with Russian, and am really struggling to simply pronounce some of the sounds! I remember when I learned Chinese I found a website guide on where to put my tongue (and also how far back in the mouth/throat to make the…
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Is there a mnemonic for when to use уйти vs. выйти?
How do you remember when to use the right verb - or is it simply by memory - or are they interchangeable?
I suppose the same could be said for прийти/войти
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Choice of case when more than one is allowed
Certain words govern more than one case even when the meaning is identical in both cases. For example, простить governs both the genitive and dative cases and «прости меня» and «прости мне» have the same meaning. I have a few questions regarding…
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