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Usages of ruka
On pjeva pjesmu tihim glasom i drži mobitel u ruci.
He is singing a song in a quiet voice and holding his phone in his hand.
Moja baka hoda sa mnom i drži me za ruku kad idemo preko ulice.
My grandmother walks with me and holds my hand when we go across the street.
Nakon tuširanja brišem lice i ruke suhim ručnikom.
After showering I dry my face and hands with a dry towel.
U drogeriji kupujem sapun i kremu za ruke, jer mi je koža suha od zime.
At the drugstore I’m buying soap and hand cream, because my skin is dry from winter.
Nakon posla perem ruke sapunom i stavljam kremu na kožu.
After work I wash my hands with soap and put cream on my skin.
Slikar kaže da dobra boja i mirna ruka znače više od skupog kista.
The painter says that good paint and a steady hand mean more than an expensive brush.
Bez dobrog volana i mirne ruke vozač se brzo umori u gradu.
Without a good steering wheel and a steady hand, a driver gets tired quickly in the city.
Kad su kolica puna, više volim nositi voće u ruci nego tražiti još jednu košaricu.
When the cart is full, I prefer carrying fruit in my hand rather than looking for another basket.
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