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превра́тность (изме́нчивость)

vicissitude

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Ancient books coming down to us from a period many centuries before the invention of printing have necessarily undergone many vicissitudes. en.wikipedia.org

Part of the reasoning was that thus protected, neither tribe would find themselves subject to the vicissitudes of war. en.wikipedia.org

The fortress, however, had yet to pass through many vicissitudes. en.wikipedia.org

In the past 70 years, it has gone through all the vicissitudes of life, but it has cultivated many talents. en.wikipedia.org

My characters try to forge a humane and rational way of coming to terms with the vicissitudes of existence. en.wikipedia.org

She must love work, to preserve through all vicissitudes (for a woman who wishes to acquire such vast knowledge needs manly patience). en.wikipedia.org

The democratic element introduced in the watermen's company in 1642, for example, survived, with vicissitudes, until 1827. en.wikipedia.org

The vicissitudes of life, family affairs and financial constraints engulfed my life and deprived me of the congenial solitude. en.wikipedia.org

It has survived the vicissitudes of war and floods to become the oldest landmark in this ancient city. en.wikipedia.org

He passed through many vicissitudes, being at one time reduced to gain a livelihood by house-painting. en.wikipedia.org

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