dobra
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of dobra
< Portuguese < Latin dupla; dobla
Example Sentences
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"Well," replied the snowy figure standing waist-high in the drift.—"Amerikanski nyett dobra kaiur, eh?"
From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George
Many severely wounded were sent to Hospital ship "Kalyon," and many were evacuated to Base Section Three in England and only the convalescent wounded, of course, came to the dobra convalescent hospital.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.
"Nyett sofsem dobra" was the melancholy reply as I waded out.
From Tent Life in Siberia by Kennan, George
They never failed their dobra Amerikanski soldats, whose close order drill on the streets of Pinega was a source of inspiration to the Russian recruits.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.
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