ледь

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Ukrainian

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Adverb

ледь (ledʹ)

  1. Barely, hardly.
    Вона́ ледь змогла́ заве́ршити це завда́ння.Voná ledʹ zmohlá zavéršyty ce zavdánnja.She barely managed to finish this assignment.
    Дої́ж свій суп, він ледь те́плий!Dojíž svij sup, vin ledʹ téplyj!Finish eating your soup, it's hardly warm!
  2. (with negative particle) Almost, nearly.
    Обере́жніше! Ти ледь мене́ не вбив!Oberéžniše! Ty ledʹ mené ne vbyv!Be more careful! You have nearly killed me!
    Ледь не ко́жен офіце́р мі́ста знав його́ обли́ччя.Ledʹ ne kóžen oficér místa znav johó oblýččja.Almost every officer in the city knew his face.
  3. As soon as
    Synonym: що́йно (ščójno)
    Ледь я поча́в засина́ти, як почу́в яки́йсь ди́вний звук.Ledʹ ja počáv zasynáty, jak počúv jakýjsʹ dývnyj zvuk.As soon as I began to fall asleep, I heard some weird noise.

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