mercifully, he came in time - к счастью, он пришёл вовремя
we were mercifully spared the details - к счастью, нас не посвятили во все подробности
Новый большой англо-русский словарь. 2001.
mercifully — forbearingly, tolerantly, clemently, leniently, indulgently (see under FORBEARING) … New Dictionary of Synonyms
mercifully — ► ADVERB 1) in a merciful manner. 2) to one s great relief … English terms dictionary
mercifully — [[t]mɜ͟ː(r)sɪfʊli[/t]] ADV: ADV with cl, ADV adj, ADV with v (feelings) You can use mercifully to show that you are glad that something good has happened, or that something bad has not happened or has stopped. Mercifully, a friend came to the… … English dictionary
mercifully — adv. Mercifully is used with these adjectives: ↑brief, ↑quick, ↑short Mercifully is used with these verbs: ↑spare … Collocations dictionary
mercifully — mer|ci|ful|ly [ˈmə:sıfəli US ˈmə:r ] adv fortunately or luckily, because a situation could have been much worse ▪ Mercifully, I managed to stop the car just in time. ▪ The journey was mercifully brief … Dictionary of contemporary English
mercifully — adverb Date: 14th century 1. in a merciful manner 2. fortunately 2 < mercifully we didn t have to attend the meeting > … New Collegiate Dictionary
mercifully — mer|ci|ful|ly [ mɜrsıfəli ] adverb MAINLY LITERARY 1. ) used for showing that you are grateful that something has happened, because it has prevented or ended something bad: She was bruised and cold, but mercifully unhurt. 2. ) in a kind way, when … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
mercifully — adverb fortunately or luckily, because a situation could have been much worse: Mercifully, I managed to stop the car just in time … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
mercifully — UK [ˈmɜː(r)sɪf(ə)lɪ] / US [ˈmɜrsɪfəlɪ] adverb mainly literary 1) used for showing that you are grateful that something has happened, because it has prevented or ended something bad She was bruised and cold, but mercifully unhurt. 2) in a kind way … English dictionary
mercifully — adv. 1 in a merciful manner. 2 (qualifying a whole sentence) fortunately (mercifully, the sun came out) … Useful english dictionary
mercifully adv — A million thanks, Monsieur, said Tom mercifully … English expressions
