как есть

• КАК ЕСТЬ substand

[intensif Particle]

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1. completely and positively:

- absolutely;

|| как есть ничего{{}}≈ nothing at all;

- nothing whatsoever;

- not a damn <blessed> thing;

|| всё как есть{{}}≈ the whole deal (scoop);

- the whole kit and caboodle;

|| один{{}}как есть ≈ completely (utterly) alone;

- all alone;

- [in limited contexts](all) alone in the world.

2. (used to emphasize that a person or thing has all the qualities characteristic of whatever he or it is being called) genuine:

- a real <an honest-to-goodness, a true> [NP];

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⇒ a [NP] if ever there was one.

3. obs (used to emphasize the truth of a statement) definitely:

- you bet (one did <will etc>);

- one sure (did <will etc>).