правда — meaning in English
Pravda
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English meaning
- eh intj Added to the end of a statement to invite agreement or a reaction, similar to "right?" or "isn't it?"
- granted adv Used to admit a point before making a contrasting one.
- indeed adv Used to confirm or emphasize a statement; truly, in fact.
- really adv In actual fact; truly, as opposed to seeming or claiming to be so.
- sooth noun Augury; prognostication.
- truth noun What is actually the case; facts as opposed to lies or fiction.
- veracity noun The quality of being truthful or accurate.
Senses
правда is used for these senses in English:
- Pravda The official newspaper of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, and successor papers.
- eh (informal, chiefly, Canada, Northern US, New Zealand, AU, UK) Used as a tag question, to emphasise what goes before or to request that the listener express an opinion about what has been said.
- granted Used to concede a point or to express acknowledgment or awareness, often before stating some contrasting or competing information; used as an expression of respect to the point in question.
- indeed (modal) Truly; in fact; actually.
- indeed Indicates emphatic agreement.
- mind you (idiomatic, colloquial, chiefly, UK) Used to introduce a qualification or contrastive statement, especially when toning down or rectifying
- really (informal, as an intensifier) Very (modifying an adjective); very much (modifying a verb).
- sooth (archaic) Truth.
eh — full definition
- intj Added to the end of a statement to invite agreement or a reaction, similar to "right?" or "isn't it?"
- intj Used alone to ask someone to repeat what they just said.
- intj Used alone to express surprise, confusion, or mild disbelief.