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| Russian | English |
| в кои веки | once in a blue moon |
| в кои веки | once in a way |
| в кои-то веки | for once (At my church the A/C is really high so I usually always have the chills, but for once I didn't. Ремедиос_П) |
| в кои-то веки | for once in a while |
| в кои-то веки | at long last (в знач. "наконец-то": I especially liked his bit about Spike finally getting time to do something useful at long last. • We are so pleased that the archaic practice of allowing abusers to cross examine survivors in family courts will no longer be allowed to continue and that the government is at long last listening to the voices of people impacted by domestic abuse. 4uzhoj) |
| в кои-то веки | rarely |
| в кои-то веки | once in a while |
| в кои-то веки | for the first time in quite a while (Abysslooker) |
| в кои-то веки | at last |
| в кои-то веки | for a change (driven) |
| в кои-то веки | for once in a way |
| в кои-то веки | finally |
| в кои-то веки мы увиделись с вами | it is an age since we have seen one another |
| в кои-то веки я с ним согласен | for once I agree with him. |