Could you please help me translate it?
я огорчился на добрые четверть часа
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I was upset more than 15 minutes.
or
I was upset for 15 minutes and a bit more.
"добрые/добрых" - часто означает "как минимум/по крайней мере/at least",
"добрых _smth_" = "full/all/complete _smth_ and a bit more"
_smth_ - period of time/amount/quantity
Напр.:
Это весит добрый килограмм.
It weighs more than one kilogram./ It weighs one kilogram and a bit more.
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"I was upset for a well quarter of an hour." But I am afraid it sounds strange in Russian. I would rather say: Я был огорчён добрых четверть часа.
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It's sounds strange,but it's not wrong!))
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