Meaning of землятрус | Babel Free

Definitions

earthquake (a shaking of the ground, caused by volcanic activity or movement around geologic faults)

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Examples

“На світанні прачнуліся ад землятрусу.”

At dawn, we woke up to an earthquake.

“За гэтыя гады горы трэсла не адзін раз, чулі пра моцны землятрус блізка ад Грознага, тады загінула некалькі чалавек.”

Over these years, the mountains have shaken more than once. There was news of a powerful earthquake near Grozny, during which several people lost their lives.

“If personality is an unbroken series of successful gestures, then there was something gorgeous about him, some heightened sensitivity to the promises of life, as if he were related to one of those intricate machines that register earthquakes ten thousand miles away.”

If human personality is an unbroken series of successful deeds, then Gatsby's deeds were extraordinary: it was almost as if he possessed a heightened sensitivity to life's purpose, as if he were connected to one of those intricate devices capable of detecting an earthquake ten thousand miles away.

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