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| I just hope (Taras); I hope that (Taras); one must simply not (with не + inf.); the one thing we must not do is.; in order to avoid doing something (when used with a negation: у нас на заводе даже начальство за версту обходит, лишь бы не разговаривать – here at the shipyard even the bosses will go a mile out of their way to avoid having to talk to her Taras); if only (Только он доехал благополучно! – If only he would arrive safely! Taras); I only hope (linton); but if; so | |||
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| только бы: 69 phrases in 11 subjects |
| General | 36 |
| Idiomatic | 1 |
| Informal | 4 |
| Linguistics | 1 |
| Literature | 4 |
| Makarov | 17 |
| Mathematics | 1 |
| Programming | 1 |
| Quotes and aphorisms | 1 |
| Scientific | 2 |
| Slang | 1 |