вот так
common #877
expression
- 1.
like this, like that, this way
Делай вот так.
Do it like this.
Usage info
Often relies on intonation or gesture. English equivalents vary; sometimes best rendered freely. The core meaning is stable (“in this way”). Differences are mostly pragmatic (gesture, tone, emotion), not semantic.
Examples
Держи́ вот так.
Hold it like this.
Вот так де́ло!
What a business it is!
Вот так э́то произошло́?
Was that how it happened?
Ты не мо́жешь вот так зако́нчить наши отноше́ния.
You can't end our relationship this way.
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Michel edited translation and usage info 10 months ago.
michel edited translation, usage info and related words 10 months ago.
