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Translation
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1.several, some, a few, somewhat, slightly, rather, in a way
several
Also: some, a few, somewhat, slightly, rather, in a way
Also
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A good example is ручка which looks like
1. pen, ballpoint
2. handle, knob, grip
3. arm
4. arm rest
Usage Info
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The words много, мало, немного, немало, сколько, несколько are used with different grammatical cases depending whether the object is countable or not: With genitive plural with countables and genitive singular with non-countables.
Examples
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- Ми́стер Уайт сде́лал не́сколько коммента́риев к мое́й ре́чи. Mr White made a few comments on my speech.
- Мой оте́ц купи́л не́сколько CD-дисков к моему́ дню рожде́ния. My father bought some CDs for my birthday.
- Извине́ние бы́ло не́сколько неуклю́жим. The apology was rather ham-handed.
- Ло́ндон бомби́ли не́сколько раз. London was bombed several times.
- Не могли́ бы Вы удели́ть мне ещё не́сколько минут? Could you give me a few more minutes?
- Поре́з пройдёт через не́сколько дней. The cut will heal up in a few days.
- Не́сколько люде́й поги́бло в автокатастрофе. A few people were killed in the car accident.
- Я покача́л не́сколько раз голово́й. I shook my head a few times.
- В кла́ссной ко́мнате остава́лось не́сколько ученико́в. There were few students left in the classroom.
- Э́кстренное сообще́ние: не́сколько со́тен лет назад лю́ди говори́ли не так, как мы говори́м сейчас. Newsflash: People a couple of hundred years ago didn't speak the same as we do.
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