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Mark the stress in russian words with a ' character behind the vowel, e.g. ру'чки, this will be converted to ру́чки. Leave out the stress when it is unambiguous, which is when the word contains ё or only one vowel (the vowels are а, я, э, е, ы, и, о, ё, у and ю).

сло́вно

daily used word

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as if

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Э́тот свитер — как раз то, что Бетти понра́вится. Он словно под неё! This sweater seems like something Betty would love. It's just so "her"!
Глава́ отде́ла заста́вил меня паха́ть словно раба́. The section chief made me work like a slave.
Том вёл себя так, словно ничего не зна́ет об э́том. Tom acted as if he knew nothing about it.
Том - словно член семьи. Tom is like one of the family.
Она говори́т о Пари́же так, словно она была́ там много раз. She talks about Paris as if she had been there many times.
Произошедшее во Вьетна́ме бы́ло словно дурно́й сон. What happened in Vietnam was like a bad dream.
Вы́глядит так, словно ты не зна́ешь, что де́лать. It seems like you don't know what to do.
Том теперь словно друго́й челове́к. Tom is like a different person now.
Он зары́л го́лову в песо́к, словно стра́ус. He stuck his head in the sand like an ostrich.
Она проста́ словно ребёнок. She is as simple as a child.