adverb#9,885 by frequency
потихоньку
[pətʲɪˈxonʲkʊ]potikhon'ku
silently; gently; on the sly
Meanings
- 1
silently
Температура на дворе потихоньку падает.
The temperature outside is slowly dropping.
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- 2
gently
- 3
on the sly
- 4
OK, so-so — in answer to the question, "как дела?" ("How are you?"), the response "потихоньку"—"OK" or "I'm getting along okay"—implies that things could be better and could be worserare