No. 16,541 in Russian
сверх
"Сверх" means "above," "over," or "beyond" in English.
In a sentence
Этот проект оказался сверх эффективным.
This project turned out to be incredibly efficient.
The word 'сверх' here is used as a prefix meaning 'extremely' or 'exceedingly' to emphasize the high degree of effectiveness of the project.
Сверх нормы, он выполнил дополнительные задачи.
Beyond the standard, he completed additional tasks.
In this sentence, 'сверх' means 'beyond' or 'above,' indicating that the actions performed exceeded the regular norm.
Сверх всего, она предложила интересный подход.
On top of everything, she suggested an interesting approach.
Here, 'сверх' suggests 'on top' or 'in addition to,' adding extra information or action to an already existing context.
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