ещё бы
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[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- ещё б (ješčó b)
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see ещё (ješčó), бы (by).
- (ironic) all that is left is... (indicating that it would be worse if...)
- Ещё бы переименова́ть Волгогра́д в Сталингра́д, и мо́жно идти́ на октя́брьскую демонстра́цию.
- Ješčó by pereimenovátʹ Volgográd v Stalingrád, i móžno idtí na oktjábrʹskuju demonstráciju.
- All that is left is to rename Volgograd to Stalingrad, and you can go to the October demonstration.
- if only (indicating impossibility and possibly a wish or irony)