мало — Ukrainian to English
How Ukrainian мало is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 4 translations with example sentences.
The Elamur Dictionary has no Ukrainian section yet; the English translations below link to their meanings where it has them.
Sentence pairs counted, by form: мало (334). By style: everyday 266 · biblical 68.
almost
Used about 94 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 89 · biblical ≈ 6). Meaning: almost in the Elamur Dictionary.
Я мало не вбила Тома.
I almost killed Tom.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #5859875 #5862962Мало, що не знищили мене на землї; я ж не покинув заповідей твоїх.
They had almost wiped me from the earth, but I didn’t forsake your precepts.
World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 119:87Ви мене мало не вбили.
You almost killed me.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #2821630 #6997743А я — мало що ноги мої не зійшли з дороги; мало що не поховзлись стопи мої.
But as for me, my feet were almost gone. My steps had nearly slipped.
World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · PSA 73:2Мене мало не збила машина.
I was almost hit by a car.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #388649 #505528
few
Used about 64 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 50 · biblical ≈ 14). Meaning: few in the Elamur Dictionary.
У мене мало книжок.
I have few books.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #258651 #6817753Багато бо званих, мало ж вибраних.
For many are called, but few chosen.”
World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 22:14У них мало книжок.
They have few books.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #322068 #7247237Рече тодї ученикам своїм: Жнива багато, робітника ж мало.
Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest indeed is plentiful, but the laborers are few.
World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 9:37Мало хто зі студентів знав його ім'я.
Few students knew his name.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #287661 #7455218
little
Used about 61 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 50 · biblical ≈ 11). Meaning: little in the Elamur Dictionary.
У мене дуже мало грошей.
I have very little money.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #3737270 #8664426Агриппа ж каже до Павла: О мало не вговорив єси мене бути Християнином.
Agrippa said to Paul, “With a little persuasion are you trying to make me a Christian?”
World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · ACT 26:28Том має дуже мало грошей.
Tom has very little money.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #1177572 #6779804Сим радуйте ся, мало нинї (коли треба), смуткуючи у всяких напастях,
In this you greatly rejoice, though now for a little while, if need be, you have been grieved in various trials,
World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · 1PE 1:6У склянці мало молока.
There is little milk in the glass.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Scott · checked, community translation · #61452 #472694
much
Used about 29 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 28 · biblical ≈ 1). Meaning: much in the Elamur Dictionary.
У мене мало часу.
I don't have much time.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #67690 #516933Инше ж упало на каменистому, де не мало землї багато, й зараз посходило, бо не мало глибокої землї;
Others fell on rocky ground, where they didn’t have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, because they had no depth of earth.
World English Bible and the Kulish–Puluj Bible (1905) · World English Bible; Kulish and Puluj 1905; public domain, eBible.org · checked, professional translation · MAT 13:5У нас було мало часу.
We didn't have much time.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #7114634 #7948246Я мало чого знаю про твою родину.
I don't know much about your family.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and Amastan · checked, community translation · #1632113 #7422441Том мало чого знає про Індонезію.
Tom doesn't know much about Indonesia.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #1026098 #7128029
More sentences
Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.
Це не мало сенсу.
It didn't make sense.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #2272025 #6582744Це не мало до мене жодного відношення.
It had nothing to do with me.
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #3286953 #6686256Це мало мене налякати?
Was that supposed to scare me?
Tatoeba · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · #4014477 #7490460
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