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The Russian-English Dictionary: the American edition.- Сontains 50,949 words and phrases.
- Selection of vocabulary, presentation of pronunciation peculiarities, grammar and spelling reflect the American variant of conversational English widely used in different areas of contemporary life.
- Сontains 50,949 words and phrases.
- Selection of vocabulary, presentation of pronunciation peculiarities, grammar and spelling reflect the American variant of conversational English widely used in different areas of contemporary life.
скупой на слова
reticent, taciturn
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С мамой еще говорила вначале, но с каждым днем становилась скупее на слова, отрывистее и даже жестче.At first she did talk to mother, but every day she became more reluctant to speak, more abrupt and even more harsh.Достоевский, Фёдор / ПодростокDostoevsky, Fyodor / A Raw YouthA Raw YouthDostoevsky, FyodorПодростокДостоевский, Фёдор© Издательство "Советская Россия", 1979
Сумасшедший резчик был на вид угрюм и скуп на слова; по ночам пел песню «о прекрасной Венере» и к каждому проезжему подходил с просьбой позволить ему жениться на какой-то девке Маланье, давно уже умершей.The insane engraver was sullen in appearance and sparing of words; at night he would sing a song about 'lovely Venus,' and would besiege every one he met with a request for permission to marry a girl called Malanya, who had long been dead.Turgenev, I.S. / A Sportsman's Sketches v.2Тургенев, И.С. / Записки охотника т.2Записки охотника т.2Тургенев, И.С.© Издательство "Художественная литература", 1975A Sportsman's Sketches v.2Turgenev, I.S.© 2006 BiblioBazaar
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reticent; taciturn
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