Alyosha Gorshok

[Roman Ravve]

Кобель - mean the male of dog.



Sincerely,
Roman Ravve
http://ravve.livejournal.com


Вы писали 23 апреля 2007 г., 19:27:05:

> Dear Colleagues:

> I am retranslating Tolstoy's short story for the second edition of my Norton
> Critical Anthology of Tolstoy's Short Fiction and have come across the
> following:

> "U Alyoshi nos, kak kobel' na bugre."

> I am wondering if it means anything other than my literal rendering:
> "a mutt on a mound."

> Thanks for your help.

> Michael Katz
> Middlebury College

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