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Learn Russian: как - than in 'no sooner ... than'

Russian
/Immediate sequence (не успел ... как)
/как

как

Word

как

Meaning

than (in 'no sooner ... than')

Part of speech

conjunction

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Immediate sequence (не успел ... как)

Usages of как

Не успели мы выйти за порог, как грянул ливень.

We had no sooner stepped over the threshold than a downpour struck.

Не успел он открыть зонт, как ударила молния.

He had no sooner opened the umbrella than lightning struck.

У меня нет зонта, и не успел я дойти до работы, как промок.

I don't have an umbrella, and I had no sooner reached work than I got soaked.

Не успел он приехать домой, как пошёл ливень.

He had no sooner arrived home than a downpour started.

Не успела она открыть файл, как экран погас.

She had no sooner opened the file than the screen went out.

Не успели мы начать пикник, как грянул гром.

We had no sooner started the picnic than thunder struck.

Не успел я выйти за порог, чтобы погулять, как ударил мороз.

I had no sooner stepped over the threshold to take a walk than the frost struck.

Не успел телефон разрядиться, как отключили электричество.

The phone had no sooner died than they cut off the electricity.

Якобы не успел он выйти, как промок.

Allegedly, he had no sooner gone out than he got soaked.

Не успели они включить утюг, как погас свет.

They had no sooner plugged in the iron than the lights went out.

Не успел он накупить еды, как сломался холодильник.

He had no sooner bought a lot of food than the fridge broke down.

Не успели мы увидеть молнию, как грянул гром.

We had no sooner seen the lightning than thunder struck.

Не успели мы включить фильм, как разрядился ноутбук.

We had no sooner put the movie on than the laptop died.

Не успел он отключить интернет, как ударила молния.

No sooner had he disconnected the internet than lightning struck.

Стоило пожарному получить вызов, как экипаж отправился на пожар.

As soon as the firefighter received the call, the crew set off to the fire.

Стоило сигнализации сработать, как диспетчер вскочил от страха.

As soon as the alarm went off, the dispatcher jumped up from fear.

Стоило пламени вспыхнуть, как дежурный схватил огнетушитель.

As soon as the flame flared up, the duty officer grabbed the fire extinguisher.

Стоило нам начать тушить пожар, как вода закончилась, так что мы отступили.

As soon as we began to extinguish the fire, the water ran out, so we stepped back.

Стоило дежурному позвонить, как пожарный выбежал, надевая шлем.

As soon as the duty officer called, the firefighter ran out, putting on his helmet.

Стоило датчику сработать, как пожарные ответили на вызов.

As soon as the sensor went off, the firefighters answered the call.

Стоило пожарному взять шланг, как пошла вода.

As soon as the firefighter took the hose, the water started flowing.

Стоило экипажу достать шланг, как снова вспыхнул огонь.

As soon as the crew got the hose out, the fire flared up again.

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