Meaning of звонку | Babel Free

Definitions

1. from the outside (from an area that is beyond the scope, limits or borders of a given place)
2. outside (in an area that is beyond the scope, limits or borders of a given place)
3. at a glance, on the surface, on the outside, outwardly (upon cursory examination; while seen at the exterior; seeming to be)

Equivalents

Examples

“There was a dim, misty light outside which streamed through our porthole, like the cold radiance of a winter morning.”

A dim, misty light streamed from the outside through our porthole, like the cold radiance of a winter morning.

“In three seconds nothing remained of the attacking party but the five who had fallen, four on the inside, and one on the outside of the palisade.”

In a minute nothing remained of the attacking party, except for five men: four lying on the inside of the palisade and one outside.

“Вось дык навіна!.. Адны маўчалі, задумаліся, другія з выгляду павесялелі, зашумелі. Але ўсё гэта было толькі звонку… А што рабілася ў сэрцы кожнага?”

What a piece of news!.. Some were silent, deep in thought, while the others seemed to have cheered up and started chattering. But all of this was just on the surface… And what was happening in everyone's heart?

“While, therefore, he sustained an outward appearance of calmness and fortitude, his heart leaped into his throat, whenever any of their fierce captors drew nigher than common to the helpless sisters, or fastened one of their sullen wandering looks on those fragile forms which were so little able to resist the slightest assault.”

While outwardly sustaining an appearance of calmness, Heyward felt that his heart sank, whenever any of the Indians came closer to the helpless sisters or fastened a sullen look on the fragile forms of the young girls.

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