некоторое время
for a while
for short period
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некоторое время with English translation
некоторое время usage examples
She lived in London for a while before moving to Manchester.
Она некоторое время жила в Лондоне, прежде чем переехать в Манчестер.
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некоторое время synonyms
What's the difference between некоторое время / на время / пока что / временно / недолго / немного времени
Indicates an indefinite period of time.
I stayed in the city for a while.
Я пробыл в городе некоторое время.
Often means 'temporarily', without specifying exact duration.
Leave the key with the neighbor for a while.
Оставь ключ у соседки на время.
For now, the plan remains the same.
Пока что план остаётся прежним.
The medication is temporarily discontinued.
Временно приём лекарств прекращён.
Emphasizes that the duration was short.
He didn't stay here long.
Он пробыл здесь недолго.
More specific: means a small amount of time, not precisely defined.
Give me a little time to think.
Дай мне немного времени, чтобы подумать.
Specifies a very short, concrete period (about two minutes).
Wait a couple of minutes, I'll be right back.
Подожди пару минут, я скоро вернусь.
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How to pronounce некоторое время and what this word means
некоторое время translation: for a while. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.
how to pronounce некоторое время
[na nʲɪkɐˈtorə ˈvrʲemʲə]
некоторое время translation
for a while
некоторое время examples
I'll wait here for a while.
некоторое время transcription
[na nʲɪkɐˈtorə ˈvrʲemʲə], фор э уайл
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некоторое время meaning: what does it mean?
в течение непродолжительного периода, ненадолго
некоторое время pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?
некоторое время is pronounced as [na nʲɪkɐˈtorə ˈvrʲemʲə]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.
некоторое время definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?
I'll wait here for a while. Translation: Я подожду здесь некоторое время.
Is некоторое время part of Adverbs of Frequency vocabulary?
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