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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

во́все

often used word (#633)

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At all

Also: quite

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Я вовсе не за́нят. I'm not at all busy.
Он вовсе не сча́стлив. He isn't happy at all.
«Прости́ меня, Том». — «За что ты извиня́ешься?» — «Я просто ду́мал, вдруг я тебя раздража́ю». — «Нет, вовсе нет». I'm sorry, Tom. "Why are you apologizing?" "I was just thinking that I might be bothering you." "No, you aren't bothering me at all."
Том вовсе не говори́л Мэри, где он спря́тал украденные бриллиа́нты. Tom never told Mary where he hid the stolen diamonds.
О, Боже. Я вовсе не жа́жду чи́стить туале́т. Oh God. I'm not looking forward to cleaning the bathroom.
Его беспокоит вовсе не то́чность. It's not the fidelity that bothers him.
Во вся́ком слу́чае, э́то вовсе не так необычно. It is not all that uncommon at any rate.
«Вы не против, если я открою окно́?» — «Вовсе нет». Would you mind opening the window? "Of course not."
Его беспокоит вовсе не пре́данность. It's not the fidelity that bothers him.
Всё не то, па́рень! "Спаге́тти" говоря́т вовсе не так! Уведи́те его! Hell no, boy! That's not how you say 'spaghetti'! Take him away!