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Top 500adverb

не́сколько

[ˈnʲeskəlʲkə]somewhat, slightly, rather; some

Frequency rank #253 About 1 in every 2,300 words in Russian film and TV. The top 500 words make up 71.0% of everything said.
несколько #253

Meaning

  1. somewhat, slightly, rather; some
  2. multiple, a couple

Examples

Он был не́сколько удивлён

He was rather surprised.

— Ли́занька, — сказа́л Мани́лов с не́сколько жа́лостливым ви́дом, — Па́вел Ива́нович оставля́ет нас!

'Lizanka,' said Manilov with a rather plaintive air, 'Pavel Ivanovitch is leaving us!'

Related

  • не́сколько also: pronoun, a few, several, some

Forms by frequency

  • не́сколько#266

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