в двух словах

Russian

Etymology

Literally, "in two words".

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈv‿dvux sɫɐˈvax]

Adverb

в двух слова́х • (v dvux slováx)

  1. in a nutshell, in short, in a few words, in brief, in simple terms, long story short
    Synonyms: вкра́тце (vkrátce), кра́тко (krátko), коро́тко (korótko), сжа́то (sžáto)
    В двух слова́х, э́то сего́дняшняя ситуа́ция. ― V dvux slováx, éto sevódnjašnjaja situácija. ― In short, that's the situation today.
    Э́то и есть мои́ роди́тели в двух слова́х. ― Éto i jestʹ moí rodíteli v dvux slováx. ― That's my parents in a nutshell.
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