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B2 Ukrainian listening practice · Ukrainian · Curated for upper-intermediate learners
What does “na povnu sylu” mean in Ukrainian?
На повну силу (na povnu sylu) translates as at full power and works like the English give it your all. Ukrainian morning-show hosts and motivational speakers reach for it constantly. Сила (“strength, power”) sits at the centre of many fixed expressions: з усієї сили (with all your might), в повну силу (at full intensity), над сили (beyond what one is capable of).
In this Snidanok z 1+1 segment, Victoria Beckham gets a Ukrainian-language profile: bullied schoolgirl, infertility diagnosis at 20, four children, Spice Girls, fashion business, 25-year marriage. The takeaway the host highlights is her own line: “якщо вже робите щось, то робіть це на повну силу” (“if you’re going to do something, do it at full power”).
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- ▸On 1+1 TV morning programme Snidanok z 1+1 and weekend lifestyle slots
- ▸In Ukrainian celebrity reporting by TSN, Hromadske and Vоgue Ukraine
- ▸In Ukrainian women’s coaching programmes at Kyiv Mohyla Business School and the Yulia Tymoshenko Foundation leadership tracks
- ▸In Ukrainian fashion reporting by Elle Ukraine and Marie Claire Ukraine on global designers like Victoria Beckham, Stella McCartney and Phoebe Philo