осторонь

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Ukrainian

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Adverb

о́сторонь (óstoronʹ)

  1. aside, away
    • 1963, Борис Грінченко, (Please provide the book title or journal name), page 342:
      Вона черкнула один сірник. Він зайнявся і зараз же погас. Сердито кинула вона його осторонь і запалила другий
      Vona čerknula odyn sirnyk. Vin zajnjavsja i zaraz že pohas. Serdyto kynula vona joho ostoronʹ i zapalyla druhyj
      She struck one match. It started and immediately went out. She angrily threw it aside and lit the second one
  2. near, close by, aside, next to
    • 1952, Леонід Смілянський, Сад, page 75:
      Я спиняю машину трохи осторонь шляху
      Ja spynjaju mašynu troxy ostoronʹ šljaxu
      I stop the car a little off the road
    • 1963, Олесь Гончар, Тронка, page 136:
      Осторонь столів під кущами лисняться .. барильця з вином.
      Ostoronʹ stoliv pid kuščamy lysnjatʹsja .. barylʹcja z vynom.
      On the other side of the tables, under the bushes, barrels of wine are shining.
  3. apart
  4. around
  5. aloof, (apart from everybody else in a haughty way)

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