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21:26 Nov 25, 2006 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / слово | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Vassyl Trylis Local time: 15:45 | ||||||
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3 +2 | slowly but surely |
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3 +1 | little by little/step by step/one thing at a time |
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4 | gradually OR on the quiet |
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3 +1 | it does depend |
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3 | slowly, by degrees, in leisurely fashion |
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3 | unbeknown to all |
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3 | by sly degrees |
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slowly, by degrees, in leisurely fashion Explanation: Context would help! |
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unbeknown to all Explanation: dictionary definition. |
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slowly but surely Explanation: Моя степень уверенности тут может быть от 1 до 5. Контекст! Особенно если учесть, что нынче это слово активно путают с "исподтишка" http://umnik.rikt.ru/slovar/dal/P072.HTM ИСПОДВОЛЬ нареч. помалу, помаленьку, не вдруг, не в раз, не круто, не торопом, легонько, постепенно южн. и зап. по воле. Исподволь и ольху согнешь, а вкруте и вяз переломишь. Исподволь и сырые дрова загораются |
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1 hr confidence:
5 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
19 hrs confidence:
1 day 11 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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