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V peŕvyj raz my primeniĺi \´tu texnolo´gi[ 10 let

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We first employed / used this technology 10 years ago.

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Me´tod, primene¨nnyj in'eneŕami pri stroi´tel;stve

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mosta´, ves;ma´ \ffekti´vnyj.

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The method employed / used by engineers in the construction of 3

the bridge is highly effective.

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Po-moému, pravi´tel;stvo dol'no´ primenq´t; sańkcii.

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In my opinion the government should apply sanctions.

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Exercise 9

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Choose the appropriate verb from those in brackets.

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(poĺ;zovalas;, upotreblqét, poĺ;zovat;sq, primenq´t;, 4

upotreblq´t;, vospoĺ;zovalis;, poĺ;zu[tsq)

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1 Ona´ haśto . . . \´tu fraźu, k so'aleńi[, haśto ne k meśtu. 2 Po-6

moému, my dol'ny´ . . . k prestu´pnikam bolee stro´gie meŕy. 3 On 7

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ne razrewaét ej . . . ego´ komp;[

´ terom, u neeëst; svoj. 4 My . . .

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vozmo´'nost;[ i poleteĺi A\roflo´tom. 5 Bol;winstvośtudeńtov 30

. . . Interne´tom. 6 Vse zna´[t, hto . . . narko´tiki – vre´dno dlq 1

zdoro´v;q. 7 V moĺodosti ona´ . . . ogro´mnym uspe´xom u mu'hiń.

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‘To stop’

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Ostana´vlivat; / ostanovi´t; is the transitive verb ‘to stop, halt’: 6

Iz-za avaŕii na 'eleźnoj doro´ge priwloś; ostanovi´t; 7

poézd.

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Because of an accident on the railway line they had to stop the 9

train.

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Ostanovi´te ego´, po'aĺujsta, on zaby

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Stop him, please, he has forgotten his passport.

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Ostana´vlivat;sq / ostanovi´t;sq is the intransitive partner of ostana´vlivat; :

Taksióstanoviĺos; u do´ma s kolońnami.

The taxi stopped by the house with the columns.

My ostanoviĺis; v gostińice.

We stopped in a hotel.

Perestava´t; / peresta´t; means ‘to cease / stop’ doing something and is generally followed by an infinitive:

Ona´ perestaĺa pisa´t; romańy.

She stopped writing novels.

Perestań; razgovaŕivat;!

Stop talking!

Do'd; perestaĺ.

The rain has stopped.

Prekra]a´t; / prekrati´t; means ‘to terminate / stop’: Obe stoŕony rewiĺi prekrati´t; peregovoŕy.

Both sides decided to stop the talks.

Oni´ prekratiĺi svo[

´ perepiśku (perepiśyvat;sq).

They stopped writing to each other.

Mewa´t; / pomewa´t; is ‘to stop’ in the sense of ‘to hinder’: Ty mewaéw; mne spat;.

You are stopping me from sleeping.

Brosa´t; / brośit; means ‘to stop’ in the sense of ‘to give up’: On brośil kuri´t; i pit;.

He gave up smoking and drinking.

Exercise 10

Choose the appropriate verb from the brackets.

(perestańew;, ostanoviĺas;, prekrati´, ostana´vliva[s;, perestaĺ, ostanoviĺsq, brośil, mewaét)

1 Kogda´ ty . . . vme´wivat;sq v moi´ dela´? 2 . . . , po'aĺujsta, \´ti glu´posti! 3 Tramva´j . . . na perekre¨stke. 4 Nakoneć-to, sneg . . . ,

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i my smoglié´xat; daĺ;we. 5 Iz-za boleźni dire´ktora rabo´ta . . .

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6 Q vsegda´ . . . v \´toj gostińice. 7 On . . . mne smotre´t; televiźor.

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Sostavlq´t; / sosta´vit; ‘to compile, draw up’:

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Ceĺyj god ona sostavlqĺa bibliogra´fi[ proizvedeńij

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Di´kkensa.

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All year long she was compiling a bibliography of works by 3