сло́вно
- 1.
like, as
Он ра́дуется сло́вно ребёнок.
He is as happy as a child.
Introduces a noun phrase; close in meaning to «как».
- 2.
as if, as though
Он молчи́т, сло́вно не по́нял вопро́са.
He says nothing, as if he hadn't understood the question.
Introduces a clause; close in meaning to «как будто».
- 3.
seemingly, as it were
Он сло́вно постаре́л за э́тот год.
He seems to have aged over the past year.
Softens a statement about an impression.
Usage info
сино́ним: как бу́дто
Examples
Вы вы́глядите так, словно вы только что уви́дели привиде́ние.
You look like you've just seen a ghost.
Он говори́т так, словно знал престу́пника.
He speaks as if he knew the criminal.
Typical usagePRO
As-if comparisons (with clauses)
сло́вно ничего́ не случи́лось
as if nothing had happened
сло́вно его́ подмени́ли
as if he’d been replaced
сло́вно окамене́л
as if turned to stone
сло́вно бы
as though; seemingly
Descriptive similes (with nouns/adjectives)
бе́лый, сло́вно снег
white as snow
молчи́т, сло́вно ры́ба
silent like a fish
хру́пкий, сло́вно стекло́
fragile like glass
хо́лодный, сло́вно лёд
cold as ice
Fixed phrases and idioms
сло́вно по кома́нде
as if on cue
сло́вно ни в чём не быва́ло
as if nothing had happened
сло́вно наро́чно
as if on purpose
сло́вно заворожённый
as if spellbound
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Contributions
Iron edited translation 4 weeks ago.
nrimanliyev edited translation 1 month ago.
Singolin edited usage info 2 months ago.
