в мохнатом году
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Transcription (the accent is shown in capital letters):
[v mah-NA-tam ga-DU]
Translation / meaning:
(lit.) in the hairy year
a long time ago
Examples:
- Это было в мохнатом году.It happened a long time ago.
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