свы́ше
- 1.
over, more than, in excess of
На конце́рт пришло́ свы́ше ты́сячи челове́к.
More than a thousand people came to the concert.
+ genitive; with numbers and amounts
- 2.
from above, from on high, from higher authority
Мы де́йствовали по прика́зу свы́ше.
We acted on orders from above.
of orders and decisions
- 3.
beyond, too much for
Э́то свы́ше мои́х сил.
That is beyond my powers.
in phrases like свыше моих сил
Examples
Высота́ э́той ба́шни составля́ет свыше ста метров.
The height of the tower is above 100 meters.
На Земле́ живу́т свыше шести миллиа́рдов люде́й.
There are more than six billion people in the world.
В ми́ре существу́ет свыше семи ты́сяч языко́в.
There are over seven thousand languages in the world.
Свет, ниспосылаемый свыше, наполнял храм тишиной.
The light sent down from above filled the temple with silence.
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