למעשׂה

See also: למעשה

Yiddish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew לְמַעֲשֶׂה (l'ma'asé, “in fact, actually”)

Adverb

למעשׂה • (lemayse/lemanse)

  1. in fact, actually, in practice
    • 1967, Chaim Grade, צמח אַטלאַס [Tsemakh Atlas], volume 1, page 115:
      „איר, פעטער, האָט גערעדט וועגן הויכע ענינים, למעשה האָט איר מסתמא געמיינט אַז איך זאָל ניט פירן קריגן מיט מיין ווייבס משפּחה.“
      „ir, feter, hot geredt vegn hoykhe inyonem, lemayse hot ir mistame gemeynt az ikh zol nit firn krign mit mayn vaybs mishpokhe.“
      “You, uncle, have spoken about lofty matters, but actually you must mean that I shouldn't fight with my wife's family.”

References

  • Justus van de Kamp et al., “למעשׂה” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].
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