Usage examples of "quipping" in English with translation to Russian

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The late British Prime Minister Harold Wilson used to quip that “a week is a long time in politics.” Покойный британский премьер-министр Гарольд Уилсон язвительно заметил, что “неделя — долгое время в политике”.
Wallis Simpson, the controversial US-born Duchess of Windsor, once famously quipped, “You can never be too rich or too thin.” Уоллис Симпсон, вызывающая споры рожденная в США Герцогиня Виндзорская, однажды язвительно заметила: “Невозможно быть слишком богатым или слишком худым”.
Hitler famously quipped that while the Bolsheviks had nationalized the means of production, the Nazis had gone further by nationalizing the people themselves. Гитлер язвительно заметил, что, когда большевики национализировали средства производства, нацисты пошли дальше, национализировав сам народ.
As prime minister, Tusk would respond to questions about his political vision by quipping that anyone who experienced visions should go see a doctor. Став премьер-министром, Туск отвечал на вопросы о своём политическим видении шутливыми остротами: любой, кто переживает видения, должен обратиться к врачу.
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