Usages of целый
Лишь бы ребёнок спал спокойно, мама готова сидеть рядом хоть целый час.
As long as the child sleeps peacefully, Mom is ready to sit nearby for even a whole hour.
Я ждал такси целый час.
I waited for the taxi for a whole hour.
Мы давно дружим и можем болтать на кухне хоть целый час.
We have been friends for a long time and can chat in the kitchen for even a whole hour.
Мало того что в сочинении была опечатка, так ещё я пропустил целую строку.
Not only was there a typo in the essay, but I also skipped a whole line.
До университета отсюда меньше километра, но до метро — почти целый километр.
It is less than a kilometer from here to the university, but almost a whole kilometer to the metro.
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