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бы

part.
stresses
gen. if; would (used only with the inf. or past tense of a verb; used in speaking of something that will, may or might happen (e.g. if a certain condition is met); used to express a preference, opinion etc. politely • If I asked her to the party, would she come?; I would have come to the party if you'd asked me; I'd be happy to help you; I would do it this way; It'd be a shame to lose the opportunity; I'd prefer to go tomorrow rather than today); should
explan. indicates conditional-subjunctive mood; used to express a mild advice; used to express a mild order; used to express a polite suggestion (ты бы бросил курить – you should give up smokingвам лучше бы пойти самому – you had better go yourself); used to express a wish (был бы он здесь! – if only he were here!побольше бы нам таких людей – we should have (or could use) more people like that)
math. would (частица • at that time, any geometrical system not in absolute agreement with that of Euclid's would have been considered as obvious nonsensein order to produce such an amount of energy, this thermal power plant would require as much as 100 tons of coal); could (частица • without the friction between our shoes and the floor we could not walk)
я бы part.
inf. could do with something (VLZ_58)
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