короче

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Russian[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [kɐˈrot͡ɕe]
  • (file)

Etymology 1[edit]

Adverb[edit]

коро́че (koróče)

  1. comparative degree of коро́ткий (korótkij)
  2. comparative degree of ко́ротко (kórotko)

Etymology 2[edit]

Ellipsis of коро́че говоря́ (koróče govorjá)

Adverb[edit]

коро́че (koróče)

  1. (slang) in other words, long story short (as an introductory word)
    Synonym: коро́че говоря́ (koróče govorjá)
  2. (slang) so, anyway (as an introductory word)
    Коро́че, ты сего́дня прихо́дишь и́ли нет?Koróče, ty sevódnja prixódišʹ íli net?So are you coming today or not?
Descendants[edit]
  • Armenian: կառոչի (kaṙočʻi), կառոչե (kaṙočʻe)
  • Georgian: კაროჩე (ḳaroče)
  • Kazakh: кароче (karoçe)

Interjection[edit]

коро́че (koróče)

  1. (potentially impolite, colloquial) right; signpost word to change the subject in a discussion or discourse
    Synonym: (familiar) сме́ним те́му (sménim tému)
  2. (impolite when opponent has finished their speech) a request to repeat statement in layman's terms; without fuss or needless words
    Synonyms: что (što), (familiar) повтори́ (povtorí)
  3. (impolite when opponent has not finished their speech) a request to shorten speech drastically; to conclude immediately
    Synonym: покоро́че (pokoróče)
Derived terms[edit]