невзнача́й
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- 1.
accidentally, inadvertently, by accident
Я невзнача́й задел его ло́ктем.
I accidentally nudged him with my elbow.
Colloquial; of an action done without meaning to.
- 2.
by chance, unexpectedly, all of a sudden
Мы невзнача́й встре́тились в парке.
We ran into each other in the park by chance.
- 3.
casually, as if by chance
Он невзнача́й присма́тривался к краси́вым ли́цам в толпе́.
He casually scanned the crowd for pretty faces.
Of something done on purpose but made to look accidental.
Examples
Мы невзначай встретились на вокзале.
We happened to meet at the railway station.
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