худо-бе́дно
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- 1.
at least, at the very least, at a minimum
Худо-бе́дно, там бы́ло челове́к два́дцать.
At the very least there were about twenty people there.
Used with numbers and amounts to give a cautious lower estimate.
- 2.
after a fashion, somehow or other, more or less
Худо-бе́дно мы спра́вились с зада́чей.
We managed the task after a fashion.
Says that something got done, though poorly or with effort.
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