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| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | засыпали цветами | enough flowers were sent to beat the band |
| gen. | засыпать певца цветами | rain flowers on the singer (confetti on the dancers, gifts on the children, compliments on the girl, favours on his ladies, benefits on the veterans, blows on the helpless man, shells on the soldiers, etc., и т.д.) |
| Makarov. | толпа засыпала певицу цветами | the crowd heaped the singer with flowers |