состроить

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Russian

Pronunciation

Verb

состро́ить (sostróitʹpf

  1. (colloquial) to build
    • 1836, Rafail Zotov, Stories About the Campaigns of 1812:
      Октябрьский дождь снова полил на нас, ― мы спешили состроить себе шалаши и рассчитывали, что обсушимся и отогреемся у костров.
      Oktjabrʹskij doždʹ snova polil na nas, ― my spešili sostroitʹ sebe šalaši i rassčityvali, što obsušimsja i otogrejemsja u kostrov.
      The October rain poured on us again – we were in a hurry to build huts for ourselves and hoping to dry ourselves and warm up by the fires.
  2. (figurative, colloquial) to arrange, to organise
    • 1812, Ivan Lazhechnikov, Spasskaya Lawn:
      Вскоре отец приметил к Агате страсть его и спешил состроить план для её разрушения.
      Vskore otec primetil k Agate strastʹ jevo i spešil sostroitʹ plan dlja jejó razrušenija.
      Before long, the father had noticed his passion for Agatha and hurried to make a plan for her destruction.
  3. (colloquial) to pull a facial expression, to grimace
    • 1884, Anton Chekhov, Drama on the Hunt:
      Поликарп состроил недовольное лицо и, не отрывая глаз от книги, слегка приподнялся.
      Polikarp sostroil nedovolʹnoje lico i, ne otryvaja glaz ot knigi, slexka pripodnjalsja.
      Polycarp pulled a displeased face and, without taking his eyes off the book, raised himself slightly.

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