in a word
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» He expressed his opinion in a few words.
Er drückte seinen Meinung mit ein paar Worten aus. — Esperantostern
Er legte in wenigen Worten seine Meinung dar. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Він виразив свою думку в декількох словах. — Ahha
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1 sensesIn summary.
Near-synonyms: all in all, altogether, briefly, concisely, in other words, in short, in sum, in total, overall, summarily; see also Thesaurus:in other words
Man, I got here by putting one foot in front of the other; in a word, I walked.
одни́м сло́вомodním slóvom
одни́м сло́вомodným slóvom
Examples
292 sentencesHe expressed his opinion in a few words.
Він виразив свою думку в декількох словах. — Ahha
deEr drückte seinen Meinung mit ein paar Worten aus. — Esperantostern
In other words, she became a good wife.
Іншими словами, вона стала доброю дружиною. — deniko
ruДругими словами, она стала хорошей женой. — marafon
In other words, be very careful.
I can't express it in words.
ruЯ не могу выразить это словами. — odexed
In other words, Tom is lazy.
deMit anderen Worten: Tom ist faul. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
From earlier in a worde, perhaps an alteration of Middle English at a worde (“in short, brFrom earlier in a worde, perhaps an alteration of Middle English at a worde (“in short, briefly, in a word”).
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