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| Subject | English | Russian |
| gen. | birth pang | родовая схватка (1. • one of the regularly recurrent pains that are characteristic of childbirth – usually used in plural 2. birth pangs plural • disorder and distress incident to a major organizational or social change the birth pangs of civilization. WTNI Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | birth pangs | родовые схватки |
| gen. | birth pangs | родовые муки (1. pains associated with the process of childbirth. 2. Informal. the hardships and difficulties accompanying a major innovation, change, or new venture. RHWD Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | birth pangs | первоначальные трудности (birth pang: 1. One of the repetitive pains occurring in childbirth. Often used in the plural. 2. birth pangs Difficulty or turmoil associated with a development or transition: the birth pangs of an emergent democracy. AHD Alexander Demidov) |
| gen. | birth pangs of a new project | муки рождения нового проекта |