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Russian
Pronunciation
Adverb
сто́лько-то • (stólʹko-to)
- that/this much, that/this many, so and so much/many
1898, Антон Чехов [Anton Chekhov], Крыжовник; English translation from S. S. Koteliansky and Gilbert Cannan, transl., Gooseberries, 1920:Всё ти́хо, споко́йно, и протесту́ет одна́ то́лько нема́я стати́стика: сто́лько-то с ума́ сошло́, сто́лько-то вё́дер вы́пито, сто́лько-то дете́й поги́бло от недоеда́ния...- Vsjo tíxo, spokójno, i protestújet odná tólʹko nemája statístika: stólʹko-to s umá sošló, stólʹko-to vjóder výpito, stólʹko-to detéj pogíblo ot nedojedánija...
- Every thing is quiet, peaceful, and against it all there is only the silent protest of statistics; so many go mad, so many gallons are drunk, so many children die of starvation...