возница

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Russian

Pronunciation

Noun

возни́ца (voznícam anim or f anim (genitive возни́цы, nominative plural возни́цы, genitive plural возни́ц, relational adjective возни́чий)

  1. charioteer, coachman, wagoner (someone who drives a wagon), cart driver
    Synonym: возни́чий m anim (vozníčij)
    • 1842, Николай Гоголь, “Том I, Глава 3”, in Мёртвые души; English translation from Constance Garnett, transl., Dead Souls, London: Chatto & Windus, 1922:
      Русский возница имеет доброе чутьё вместо глаз, от этого случается, что он, зажмуря глаза, качает иногда во весь дух и всегда куда-нибудь да приезжает.
      Russkij voznica imejet dobroje čutʹjó vmesto glaz, ot etovo slučajetsja, što on, zažmurja glaza, kačajet inogda vo vesʹ dux i vsegda kuda-nibudʹ da prijezžajet.
      The Russian driver has a keen scent that takes the place of eyes; that is how it is he jolts along at full speed with his eyes shut and always arrives somewhere in the end.

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