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в страдуsuffering
в тридевятном государствеat the other end of the world
в тридевятном государствеfar
в тридевятном государствеfar away
в тридевятном царствеfar
в тридевятном царствеat the other end of the world
в тридевятном царствеfar away
в тридевятом царстве, в тридесятом государствеin far off lands (Anglophile)
гном, живущий в шахтах и указывающий стуком на наличие рудыknocker
превратиться в животноеtransform into an animal (In the latter half, he shared his work researching the myths, magic, and meaning surrounding shapeshifters – people said to transform into an animal or some other form. The lore for such phenomena is found in ancient literature and dates even further back to a Neolithic cave painting that seems to depict a shaman transforming into a deer with antlers. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver)
превращаться в другое существоshape-shift (According to Scottish legend, the Kelpie – or the water-horse – is a wholly supernatural creature that haunts the rivers, bridges and lochs of ancient Scotland and that has the uncanny ability to shape-shift. (...) Very notably, the Kelpie was also said to be able to transform itself into both a beautiful maiden, or mermaid, and a large, hairy man that would hide in the vegetation of Scottish waterways and leap out and attack the unwary, not unlike the Man-Monkey of the Shropshire Union Canal. mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver)
превращение человека в волкаlycanthropy