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Ukrainian
Pronunciation
Adverb
ле́две • (lédve)
- Barely, hardly.
- Катери́на ле́две пробі́гла марато́н. ― Katerýna lédve probíhla maratón. ― Kateryna barely ran the marathon.
- ле́две солодкий чай ― lédve solodkyj čaj ― hardly sweet tea
- (with negative particle) Almost, nearly.
- Я ле́две не закрича́в від переля́ку. ― Ja lédve ne zakryčáv vid pereljáku. ― I almost screamed out of fear.
- As soon as
- Synonym: що́йно (ščójno)
- Ле́две вони́ про ньо́го заговори́ли, як він прийшо́в. ― Lédve voný pro nʹóho zahovorýly, jak vin pryjšóv. ― As soon as they started talking about him, he came.
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