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смело

/[ˈsmʲeɫə] | [smʲɪˈɫo] | [ˈsmʲeɫə] | [ˈsmʲeɫə] | [smʲɪˈɫo]/
Russianadvadjverb

Grammatical form

смело is the short neuter singular form of сме́лый — “courageous, daring, audacious, bold, brave.

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смело is the neuter singular past indicative perfective form of смести́ — “to brush off, to sweep off, to wipe off.

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смело is the neuter singular past indicative imperfective form of сметь — “to dare, to make bold, to be so bold as to.

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Definitions

  1. 1.
    courageously, daringly, audaciously, boldly, bravely
    • Мы поднимаем алое знамя. Дети рабочих, смело за нами! Близится эра светлых годов. Клич пионера: “Всегда будь готов!”

      My podnimajem aloje znamja. Deti rabočix, smelo za nami! Blizitsja era svetlyx godov. Klič pionera: “Vsegda budʹ gotov!”We're raising the red banner. Workers' children, boldly following us! The era of bright years draws near. The pioneer’s watchword is: “Always be ready!”

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • хра́бро
  • му́жественно
  • до́блестно
  • отва́жно
  • бесстра́шно
Related words (7)
  • сме́лость
  • смельча́к
  • сме́лый
  • осмеле́вший
  • смеле́ть
  • осмеле́ть
  • осме́литься

No etymology recorded for this word.

Forms

  • сме́лоcanonical
  • sméloromanization
  • (по)смеле́еcomparative
  • (по)смеле́йcomparative

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