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"Peevish" in Russian

Russian word of the day | Nov 16, 2021 (see all)
сварли́вый
[ svar-lée-vyî ]
Adjective
quarrelsome, peevish, shrewish
Character
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Examples of "Peevish" in Russian

  • О́бе они́ - она́ и её дочь - облада́ли чрезвыча́йно сварли́вым хара́ктером.

    ó-bye a-née - a-ná ee ye-yó doch' - ab-la-dá-lee chreez-vy-cháî-na svar-lée-vym ha-rák-tee-ram

    Both of them - she and her daughter - had an extremely peevish character.

  • Он терпели́во сноси́л все упрёки сварли́вой жены́.

    on teer-pee-lée-va sna-séel fsye up-ryó-kee svar-lée-vaî zhee-ný

    He patiently endured all the reproaches of his quarrelsome wife.

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