No. 5,021 in Russian
максимум
Maximum; the greatest amount or highest level.
In a sentence
Я могу сделать это за максимум два часа.
I can do this in at most two hours.
Here, 'максимум' is used to express the upper time limit within which an action can be performed.
На вечеринке было максимум двадцать человек.
There were at most twenty people at the party.
In this sentence, 'максимум' signifies the maximum number of people present at the event, serving as an estimate or upper limit.
Я выложился на максимум на этом проекте.
I gave my maximum effort on this project.
'Максимум' in this context is used metaphorically to convey putting one's full effort or capacity into an endeavor.
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