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ко́е-ка́к • (kóje-kák)
- anyhow, somehow, haphazardly, hit-or-miss, hurry-scurry, hugger-mugger, rough-and-ready, slapdash
- with difficulty, with great difficulty
1905, Фёдор Сологуб , chapter XVIII, in Мелкий бес; English translation from John Cournos and Richard Aldington, transl., The Little Demon, New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1916:Меж тем Передо́нов вы́брался в полутёмную прихо́жую, отыска́л ко́е-ка́к пальто́ и стал его́ надева́ть.- Mež tem Peredónov výbralsja v polutjómnuju prixóžuju, otyskál kóje-kák palʹtó i stal jevó nadevátʹ.
- In the meantime Peredonov managed to find his way into the half-dark hall, discovered his overcoat with some difficulty and began to put it on.
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