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Russian phrase of the day: С натягом

Jul 29, 2022 (see all)
с натя́гом
[ s na-tyá-gam ]
(lit.) with tension, pulling; (conversational) by making some effort, pushing it
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Examples

  • В шко́ле по фи́зике у него́ всегда́ была́ тро́йка с натя́гом, а по матема́тике и того́ ху́же.

    f shkó-lye pa fée-zee-kye e nee-vó fseeg-dá by-lá tróî-ka s na-tyá-gam, a pa ma-tee-má-tee-kye e ta-vó hú-zhe

    At school in physics, he was always barely making it to three, and in mathematics it was even worse.

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  • Хоть и с натя́гом, но мы ему́ ве́рим.

    hot' ee s na-tyá-gam, no my ye-mú vyé-reem

    We believe him, although not without a certain doubt.

    Lit.: Although with a pull, but we believe him.

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