he said | |
rhetor. | по его словам |
a few words | |
gen. | пара слов; несколько слов |
by way of explanation | |
adv. | в пояснение; для ясности |
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по его словам (He had had no success in asking his adoptive parents – who he said had brought him up well – about his origins. – Он не смог ничего узнать у своих приёмных родителей – которые, по его словам, хорошо его воспитали, – о своих настоящих родителях. theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
he said : 406 phrases in 12 subjects |
American usage, not spelling | 3 |
General | 211 |
Informal | 4 |
Literature | 13 |
Makarov | 164 |
Politics | 1 |
Proverb | 1 |
Psychology | 1 |
Quotes and aphorisms | 3 |
Rhetoric | 2 |
Slang | 1 |
Vulgar | 2 |