dotle
дотлеdȍtlē
ADVERB
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(simultaneous action) meanwhile; in the meantimeJa ću oprati sudove, a ti dotle skuvaj kafu. — I'll do the dishes, and meanwhile you make coffee.Svi su spavali, a on je dotle učio. — Everyone was asleep, and meanwhile he was studying.
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(of extent) to that point; so farDošlo je dotle da više ne razgovaraju. — It got to the point where they no longer talk.
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(of place) up to there; that farAutobus ide samo dotle, dalje moraš peške. — The bus only goes that far, you have to walk the rest.
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(of time) until then; up to that timeDotle nisam znao ništa o tome. — Until then I knew nothing about it.
Often used in the construction došlo je dotle da… "it got to the point that…".
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Updated 1 October 2026