English Sentence:

Olga had only had a small glass of wine, but still she preferred to take a taxi.

Russian Translation:

Ольга выпила всего лишь небольшой бокал вина, но всё равно предпочла взять такси.

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Ольга

ól'ga

Olga (very common female first name in Russia)

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пить   (Perfective: выпить)

pit'

to drink

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всего

vsevó

altogether, total, as little as, only

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лишь

lish'

only, merely, just

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небольшой

nebol'shóĭ

small, short, petty, little

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бокал  (m)

bokál

wineglass, goblet

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вино  (n)

vinó

wine

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но

no

but

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всё равно

vsyó ravnó

anyway, still, in any case, all the same

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предпочитать   (Perfective: предпочесть)

predpochitát'

to favour, to choose, to elect, to prefer

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брать   (Perfective: взять)

brat'

1. to take 2. to accept, to admit 3. to capture 4. take on oneself 5. to charge, to collect 6. to succeed (owing to) 7. to overwhelm, to fill 8. to buy 9. to accept bribes

Here: to take

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такси

taksí

taxi

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