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«Я покажу тебе Кузькину мать!»
«Я покажу тебе Кузькину мать!» is a Russian idiom that is very hard to translate. It is often used as a threat. In essence it means: "I'll show you what's what!" It can also mean "to give somebody a hard time." It literally translates to: "I'll show you… more »
Вести
The verb вести means to guide someone somewhere. It's a unidirectional verb that conjugates like this: Imperfective Infinitive вести Past вёл вела вело вели Present веду ведёшь ведёт ведём ведёте ведут Future буду вести будешь вести будет вести будем… more »
Храпеть
The Russian word храпеть means 'to snore'. It conjugates like this: Imperfective Perfective Infinitive храпеть похрапеть Past храпел храпела храпело храпели похрапел похрапела похрапело похрапели Present храплю храпишь храпит храпим храпите храпят No… more »
Ассортимент
Last summer in Kazan I was at a little restaurant with a friend, and after dinner we ordered tea, and to complement it we ordered a little plate containing «сухофрукты в ассортиментe» ‘assorted dried fruits.’ They also offered a plate containing… more »