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к сло́ву • (k slóvu )
by the way , incidentally , side note ( in connection with what has just been said, in addition to what has already been said )
Synonyms: кста́ти ( kstáti ) , кста́ти говоря́ ( kstáti govorjá ) , ме́жду про́чим ( méždu próčim ) про́сто к сло́ву prósto k slóvu ― just saying / just for the record к сло́ву о k slóvu ospeaking of Э́то статья́ мое́й ма́мы , кото́рая , к сло́ву , была́ журнали́стом .Éto statʹjá mojéj mámy, kotóraja, k slóvu , bylá žurnalístom. ― This is an article by my mum, who, by the way , was a journalist. in a word , so to speak , just saying , if I/we may say so , dare I /we say , it must be said , I have to say (used to introduce and highlight the expressivity of a summary or description of something already talked about Они́ , к сло́ву , о́чень дороги́е .Oní, k slóvu , óčenʹ dorogíje. ― They are, in a word , very expensive. Отли́чное ме́сто , к сло́ву сказа́ть .Otlíčnoje mésto, k slóvu skazátʹ. ― Great place, by the way / I have to say . Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see к ( k ) , сло́ву ( slóvu ) .
