Top 500conjunction

бу́дто

[ˈbutːə]as if, as though

Frequency rank #370 About 1 in every 3,500 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.

будто #370

Meaning

Поднялся́ шум, бу́дто кто́-то бил молотко́м по желе́зному листу́.

Some noise started, as if someone hammered an iron sheet.

Говоря́т, бу́дто он уе́хал за грани́цу.

They say he's gone abroad/overseas, apparently.

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