ледь

Ukrainian

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɫɛdʲ]
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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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