forsooth
Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfullyUsed as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.
» Forsooth, if this were in a play, I'd want my tuppence back!
Воистину, будь это в пьесе, я б захотел получить свои гроши обратно!
Значение
значений: 1(архаичное, без степеней сравнения, поэтическое)Used as an intensifier, often ironic: indeed, really, truthfully.
Near-synonyms: true that, facts
fürwahr
поистинеpoistine
- an archaic word originally meaning ‘in truth’ but now usually used to express disbelief
Примеры
предложений: 1Forsooth, if this were in a play, I'd want my tuppence back!
Воистину, будь это в пьесе, я б захотел получить свои гроши обратно! — Ooneykcall
Переводы
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From Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for sōþ (“truly, for ceFrom Middle English forsothe, forsoþe, for sothe, from Old English for sōþ (“truly, for certain, forsooth”), equivalent to for (“for, by”) + sooth (“truth”).
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