| English | Russian |
| be unable to string two words together | не мочь связать двух слов (bookworm) |
| he can't string several words together | он и двух слов связать не может |
| someone is unable to/ can't/ cannot string two words together | двух слов связать не может (bookworm) |
| not be able to string two words together | не мочь связать двух слов (I wonder how Lavrov's interpreter would cope with Boris Johnson? No-one in Britain can understand him. Thousands of pounds spent on a private education at one of the UK's two most prestigious schools (Eton College), and yet he can barely 'string two words together' (© johnstephenson)  dic.mt) |
| string two words together | два слова связать (He's only silent because he's too thick to string two words together. igor_2014) |
| word string | последовательность слов (ssn) |