Archives for: March 2009, 23
Слеза
March 23rd, 2009 by DonThe word for a tear is слеза. Notice the stress pattern:
| Sing | Pl | |
| Nom | слеза | слёзы |
| Acc | слезу | слёзы |
| Gen | слезы | слёз |
| Pre | слезе | слезах |
| Dat | слезе | слезам |
| Ins | слезой | слезами |
A few sample sentences:
| Пушкин писал, что Гоголь заставляет людей «смеяться сквозь слезы грусти и умиления». (source) | Pushkin wrote that Gogel makes people “laugh through tears of sadness and heartfelt emotion.” |
| Джессика Альба довела мужа до слез. (source) | Jessica Alba brought tears to her husband's eyes. |
| Слеза Натуральная содержит водорастворимую полимерную систему, которая в сочетании с естественной слезной жидкостью глаза улучшает увлажнение роговицы. (source) | “Natural Tears” [eye product] has a water-soluble polymer system that along with the eye's own natural tear liquid improves hydration of the cornea. |
| На пресс-конференции Жириновский не сдерживал эмоций и даже пустил скупую мужскую слезу, повествуя о трудной жизни своих родственников. (source) | At the press converence Zhirinovsky could not contain his emotions and even let fall a sparse manly tear when talking about the difficult life of his relatives. |
The word teardrop is big news this month in the US due to a viral e-mail going around that contains, among other things, this picture and these words:
| This is the "TEAR DROP" made and installed by the Russians to honor those who died in 9 11 and a statement against terrorism. It is very impressive. The tear drop is lined up with the Statue of Liberty. |
When I saw that note, I had no idea whether it was real or not, so I headed right away to snopes.com to see if it had been debunked. Go figure: it's legitimate, and the monument even has an official website where you can see a picture of Putin at the dedication.
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