Advanced Ukrainian vocabulary: idioms, nuanced expressions, and words an upper-level learner meets. Front: the Ukrainian word, phrase, or idiom (romanization in parentheses). Back: English meaning.
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- Мати золоту голову (maty zolotu holovu)
- To be very smart or clever, to have a golden head
- На край світу (na kray svitu)
- To the ends of the earth, to the far reaches
- З ясного неба (z yasnoho neba)
- Out of the blue, unexpectedly
- Зітхати з полегшенням (zitkhaty z palekhshennyam)
- To heave a sigh of relief, to breathe easily
- На край пропасті (na kray propasti)
- On the brink of an abyss, at the edge of disaster
- Крок за кроком (krok za krokom)
- Step by step, gradually and methodically
- У порі (u pori)
- In time, at the right moment, timely
- Гиркий досвід (hyrkyy dosvid)
- Bitter experience, a painful or difficult experience
- Палаючі очі (palayuchi ochi)
- Burning eyes, intense gaze or passion
- Нішком (nishkom)
- Stealthily, secretly, on the quiet
- Вишуканий (vyshukaniy)
- Refined, exquisite, elegant and sophisticated
- Млявий (mlyavy)
- Sluggish, listless, apathetic or weak
- Примхливий (prymkhlyvy)
- Capricious, whimsical, prone to sudden changes
- Рясний (rasniy)
- Abundant, profuse, plentiful or copious
- Скупий (skupy)
- Stingy, miserly, unwilling to spend money