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Russian
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: сло́в‧но
Adverb
сло́вно • (slóvno)
- as if, like (for expressing conditional, imaginary, or apparent things or actions)
- Synonym: как бу́дто (kak búdto)
словно продаешь свою совесть по мелочам.- slovno prodaješʹ svoju sovestʹ po meločam.
- as if you are selling your conscience for trifles.
Я сло́вно ви́дел единоро́га, кото́рый лета́л на не́бе.- Ja slóvno vídel jedinoróga, kotóryj letál na nébe.
- It was as if I were seeing a unicorn flying in the sky.
2017, Polina Gagarina, Обезоружена [Obezoružena]:Сердце, словно хрупкое стекло.- Serdce, slovno xrupkoje steklo.
- Heart, like a fragile glass
Usage notes
- The meaning of бы (by) is already implied. Hence сло́вно бы (slóvno by) is the same as словно.
Synonyms
Conjunction
сло́вно • (slóvno)
- as if, like
- Synonym: как бу́дто (kak búdto)
Они́ дви́жутся, не прилага́я уси́лий, испо́льзуя ми́нимум во́здуха, поднима́ясь, опуска́ясь и́ли зависа́я, сло́вно по веле́нию мы́сли.- Oní dvížutsja, ne prilagája usílij, ispólʹzuja mínimum vózduxa, podnimájasʹ, opuskájasʹ íli zavisája, slóvno po veléniju mýsli.
- They glide effortlessly, use less air, and ascend, descend or hover, almost as if by the power of thought.
Дере́вья кре́пкие, сло́вно сама́ны, затверде́вшие под горя́чим со́лнцем.- Derévʹja krépkije, slóvno samány, zatverdévšije pod gorjáčim sólncem.
- The trees are sturdy, like adobe bricks hardened under the hot sun.
Не́бо бы́ло бело́(/бе́ло), сло́вно в пурге́.- Nébo býlo beló(/bélo), slóvno v purgé.
- The sky was white, as if there were a blizzard.