уверенно

Russian

Etymology

уве́ренный (uvérennyj) +‎ -о (-o)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ʊˈvʲerʲɪn(ː)ə]
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Adverb

уве́ренно • (uvérenno)

  1. confidently (in a confident manner)
    • 1925, Михаил Булгаков, chapter 1, in Собачье сердце; English translation from Avril Pyman, transl., Heart of a Dog, Moscow: Raduga Publishers, 1990:
      Господин уверенно пересёк в столбе метели улицу и двинулся в подворотню.
      Gospodin uverenno peresjók v stolbe meteli ulicu i dvinulsja v podvorotnju.
      The gentleman walked confidently straight through the pillar of snow whipped up by the blizzard and advanced upon the archway.
  2. to down, to slam (an alcoholic drink)
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