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| English | Russian |
| battle for the harvest | битва за урожай (the ~; sowing and reaping were invariably described as ‘the battle for the harvest,' a pompous turn of phrase, which frequently masked incompetence. At least a fifth of the harvest in the region has been lost, nearly a third of large commercial farms and 80% of small farmers are behind in their loan repayments Alex_Odeychuk) |
| failed harvest | бесхлебица (Супру) |
| failed harvest | бесхлебие (Супру) |