то есть
Russian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈto‿(j)ɪsʲtʲ]
Audio (file) - IPA(key): [tə‿ɪsʲ(tʲ)] (in rapid speech)
Adverb
то́ есть • (tó jestʹ) (есть is not stressed)
- that is, in other words, i.e.
- 1834, Александр Пушкин, Пиковая дама; English translation from Thomas Keane, transl., The Queen of Spades, 1925:
- Ей было назначено жалованье, которое никогда не доплачивали; а между тем требовали от нее, чтоб она одета была, как и все, то есть как очень немногие.
- Jej bylo naznačeno žalovanʹje, kotoroje nikogda ne doplačivali; a meždu tem trebovali ot neje, štob ona odeta byla, kak i vse, to jestʹ kak očenʹ nemnogije.
- A salary was attached to the post, but she very rarely received it, although she was expected to dress like everybody else, that is to say, like very few indeed.
- (colloquial) what do you mean
Synonyms
- т. е. (t. je.) (abbreviation)
Descendants
- → Armenian: տոիսծ (toisc)
- → Georgian: ტოესწ (ṭoesc̣), ტოისწ (ṭoisc̣)
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