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# ніби — Ukrainian to English

How Ukrainian *ніби* is translated into English in open, checked parallel texts: 3 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: ніби (68). By style: everyday 67 · biblical 1.

## act

Used about 13 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 13). Forms: act, acted. Meaning: [act in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/act/).

- Спробуй поводитися, **ніби** все нормально.
  Try to **act** normal.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#5853110](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5853110) [\#5897542](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5897542))

- Ви поводитеся так, **ніби** мене не існує.
  You **act** like I don't exist.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ahha and Hybrid · checked, community translation · [\#5354722](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5354722) [\#11086475](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/11086475))

- Том поводився, **ніби** він не знає Мері.
  Tom **acted** as if he didn't know Mary.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#1029998](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1029998) [\#6372701](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6372701))

- Не поводьтеся так, **ніби** ви все знаєте.
  Don't **act** like you know everything.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by cbc\_yall and CK · checked, community translation · [\#2945196](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/2945196) [\#12262456](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/12262456))

- Том поводився так, **ніби** йому було байдуже.
  Tom **acted** as if he didn't care.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4665023](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4665023) [\#6943291](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6943291))

## looked

Used about 7 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 7).

- Здавалося, **ніби** Том знав Мері
  It **looked** like Tom knew Mary.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ahha and CK · checked, community translation · [\#9195110](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9195110) [\#9195310](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9195310))

- Вона виглядає так, як **ніби** вона днями не їла.
  She **looked** as if she hadn't eaten in days.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by leyla and darinmex · checked, community translation · [\#550903](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/550903) [\#584523](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/584523))

- Том сказав, що йому здасться, **ніби** мені нудно.
  Tom said he thought that I **looked** like I was bored.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7182168](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7182168) [\#5899443](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5899443))

- Том сказав, що йому здасться, **ніби** мені нудно.
  Tom said that he thought that I **looked** like I was bored.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#7182128](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7182128) [\#5899443](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5899443))

- Будинок Тома виглядає так, **ніби** в ньому не прибирали роками.
  Tom's house **looked** like it hadn't been cleaned for years.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and CK · checked, community translation · [\#4662798](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4662798) [\#5913399](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5913399))

## talks

Used about 4 times in the texts (everyday ≈ 4). Meaning: [talks in the Elamur Dictionary](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/talks/).

- Він говорить так, **ніби** усе знає.
  He **talks** as if he knew everything.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by aandrusiak and CK · checked, community translation · [\#284711](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/284711) [\#618735](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/618735))

- Він говорить так, **ніби** вже прочитав книжку.
  He **talks** like he's already read the book.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and tomalrussell · checked, community translation · [\#1068296](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/1068296) [\#5768876](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5768876))

- Хлопчик говорить так, **ніби** він вже є дорослим чоловіком.
  The boy **talks** as if he were a man.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Anjy and CK · checked, community translation · [\#46310](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/46310) [\#7319203](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/7319203))

## More sentences

Sentence pairs with the word where no single translation was found: it may be translated by a phrase, or left out.

- Маєш такий вигляд, **ніби** ти трохи втомлений.
  You look like you're a bit tired.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by Ahha and CK · checked, community translation · [\#6254355](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/6254355) [\#9198681](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/9198681))

- Із-за особливості орфографії валійської мови, багато валійських слів (таких як "ffwrdd" та "gyflwynwyd") виглядають для тих, хто не володіє мовою так, **ніби** вони складаються лише з приголосних.
  Welsh orthography is such that many Welsh words (such as "ffwrdd" and "gyflwynwyd") appear to speakers of other languages to consist entirely of consonants.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by deniko and mailohilohi · checked, community translation · [\#5871078](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5871078) [\#5871087](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/5871087))

- Ти виглядаєш так, **ніби** з тобою нічого не трапилося.
  You look as though nothing has happened to you.
  ([Tatoeba](https://tatoeba.org/) · Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR · sentences by shanghainese and Zifre · checked, community translation · [\#16419](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/16419) [\#4470933](https://tatoeba.org/en/sentences/show/4470933))

## Grammar

Notes on grammar and translation on Mova: [Ukrainian grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/uk/) · [English grammar](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/en/) · [translating between English and Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/pairs/en-uk/) · [translating from Ukrainian](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/from-uk/) · [translating into English](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/languages/translation/into-en/).

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