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
Населе́ние Гонко́нга составля́ет свыше семи миллио́нов челове́к.
The population of Hong Kong is in excess of seven million.
Этот правитель считал себя помазанником свыше.
This ruler considered himself to be anointed from above.
Свет, ниспосылаемый свыше, наполнял храм тишиной.
The light sent down from above filled the temple with silence.
На Земле́ живу́т свыше шести миллиа́рдов люде́й.
There are more than six billion people in the world.
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