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  2. /Telling time: first half of the hour (минут первого)
  3. /отставать

отставать

отставать
to run slow
From Lesson 279:Telling time: first half of the hour (минут первого)·Russian

Usages of отставать

Циферблат очень красивый, но часы ведь отстают.
The clock face is very beautiful, but you know the watch runs slow.
Если часы отстают, ты можешь опоздать на встречу.
If the watch runs slow, you can be late for the meeting.
Я не хочу опаздывать, но мои часы постоянно отстают.
I do not want to be late, but my watch constantly runs slow.

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