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Russian
Pronunciation
Adverb
то́ есть • (tó jestʹ) (есть is not stressed)
- that is, in other words, i.e.
1834, Александр Пушкин, Пиковая дама; English translation from Thomas Keane, transl., The Queen of Spades, 1925:Ей было назначено жалованье, которое никогда не доплачивали; а между тем требовали от нее, чтоб она одета была, как и все, то есть как очень немногие.- Jej bylo naznačeno žalovanʹje, kotoroje nikogda ne doplačivali; a meždu tem trebovali ot neje, štob ona odeta byla, kak i vse, to jestʹ kak očenʹ nemnogije.
- A salary was attached to the post, but she very rarely received it, although she was expected to dress like everybody else, that is to say, like very few indeed.
- (colloquial) what do you mean
Synonyms
- т. е. (t. je.) (abbreviation)
Descendants