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Usages of пока
Идите прямо, пока не увидите магазин на углу.
Go straight until you see a shop on the corner.
Для меня невозможно уснуть без книги: я держу её в руках, пока не закрою глаза.
It is impossible for me to fall asleep without a book: I hold it in my hands until I close my eyes.
Вечером мы идём по набережной дальше, пока не увидим высокий дворец.
In the evening we walk further along the embankment until we see the tall palace.
Ты можешь подождать в кафе, пока я вернусь.
You can wait in the cafe until I come back.
Мы не заказали столик, и нам пришлось ждать, пока освободится место у окна.
We didn’t book a table, and we had to wait until a seat by the window became free.
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