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| English | Russian |
| after the exchange of a few pleasantries we got down to brass tacks | после обмена любезностями мы сразу приступили к делу |
| an inexhaustible subject of pleasantry | постоянный предмет шуток |
| exchange of pleasantries | обмен любезностями (Clinton told MSNBC the meeting was both short and unplanned, and characterized it as "an exchange of pleasantries" ssn) |
| exchange pleasantries | обмениваться любезностями (At the end of the meeting, Ford and Brezhnev left together by way of the front door where they appeared to exchange pleasantries. vladim_i_rich) |
| exchange pleasantries | обменяться любезностями (They made introductions and exchanged pleasantries; They met briefly on the street corner and exchanged pleasantries Taras) |
| routine pleasantry | политес |
| silly pleasantry | глупая шутка |
| usual pleasantries | расшаркивания (Can I get you some coffee, tea? I'm afraid there's no time for the usual pleasantries Taras) |