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Гра слів
Гра слів literally means play of words. The second element stays in the genitive plural. Гра слів is the reason so much Ukrainian humour resists translation.
Examples in context
Ця реклама побудована на грі слів.
This advert is built on wordplay.
Гру слів майже неможливо перекласти.
Wordplay is almost impossible to translate.
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