| English | Russian |
| be not to the liking | быть не по вкусу (кому-л.: A few neighbours don't want an oil pipeline, of course the pipeline should be stopped. A sewage plant needs to be expanded, nix it if it is not to the liking of neighbours. Same goes for factories, and transmission towers, and roads, and everything else! -- если очистная станция не по вкусу соседям  vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| be not to the liking | не устраивать (of sb. – кого-л.: A few neighbours don't want an oil pipeline, of course the pipeline should be stopped. A sewage plant needs to be expanded, nix it if it is not to the liking of neighbours. Same goes for factories, and transmission towers, and roads, and everything else! -- если очистная станция не устраивает соседей vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| be on the lookout | быть начеку (for sb., sth.: Officers are on the lookout for drunk drivers 24/7. ART Vancouver) |
| if that is the case | если дело обстоит таким образом (The lack of any new sightings or evidence suggests that if these things ever existed at all, then they may well have already gone extinct or are close to it. If that is the case, then perhaps we will never know what they were or are. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| if that is the case | если это так (The lack of any new sightings or evidence suggests that if these things ever existed at all, then they may well have already gone extinct or are close to it. If that is the case, then perhaps we will never know what they were or are. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| is in the works | ведётся (о работе: It's in the works, it takes a little while to be built. – Работа ведётся ... • The changes and upgrades to Hillcrest and Riley parks designed to add more green space and cycling infrastructure have been in the works since the home of the Vancouver Curling Club was torn down. – Работа над ... ведётся ... ART Vancouver) |
| is of the essence | имеет решающее значение (Time is often of the essence, Harris continued, because witnesses can die or important details can be missed. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| is of the essence | имеет немаловажное значение (Time is often of the essence, Harris continued, because witnesses can die or important details can be missed. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| is of the essence | играет существенную роль (Time is often of the essence, Harris continued, because witnesses can die or important details can be missed. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| is the language for | по-язык означает (также без the: Another cave, Ogof Fynnon Ddu (ogof is the Welsh for 'cave') lies to the east. -- по-валлийски означает "пещера" (AA Illustrated Guide To Britain) • Pump is Welsh for five. ART Vancouver) |
| is the language for | по-язык значит (также без the: Another cave, Ogof Fynnon Ddu (ogof is the Welsh for 'cave') lies to the east. -- по-валлийски значит "пещера" (AA Illustrated Guide To Britain) • Pump is Welsh for five. ART Vancouver) |
| it is immediately apparent from the foregoing that | из вышесказанного ясно, что (ssn) |
| it is with deep sadness that we share the news that | с глубоким прискорбием сообщаем (It is with deep sadness that we share the news that Ian Punnett passed away from a brief illness yesterday. His keen intellect and delightful sense of humor will be deeply missed. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| it's the opposite | как раз наоборот (ART Vancouver) |
| nothing could be further from the truth | дальше этого от истины нет ничего (ART Vancouver) |
| should that be the case | если это действительно так (Although the origins of the doll appear to be shrouded in mystery, one business owner in Lucinda claims that the 'little girl' and her swing were created by a local couple as something of an art installation with the goal of adding some color to the community. Should that be the case, their mission has proven to be a strange success as the town has now become infamous for being the home of a haunted doll that curses anyone who dares go near it. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| should that be the case | если дело обстоит именно таким образом (Conceding that he is stumped as to where the creature might be when it is not out looking for food, O’Faodhagain posited that perhaps it "rests on ledges down in the depths of Loch Ness." Should that be the case, he mused, this would "explain why folk do not see her too often during the day, when all tourist cruisers and pleasure crafts are out and about, creating noise and disturbance." (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| should that be the case | если это в самом деле так (Although the origins of the doll appear to be shrouded in mystery, one business owner in Lucinda claims that the 'little girl' and her swing were created by a local couple as something of an art installation with the goal of adding some color to the community. Should that be the case, their mission has proven to be a strange success as the town has now become infamous for being the home of a haunted doll that curses anyone who dares go near it. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| that is not the point | не в этом дело (That is not the point. What I'm saying is that some bus drivers should not be on the road. I just saw a near-accident caused by a transit bus travelling in the right turn lane and blowing straight through the intersection. The guy turning left was almost T-boned. ART Vancouver) |
| that's the least of my worries | это меньше всего меня беспокоит |
| that's for the best | это к лучшему (Perhaps that's for the best. -- Может быть, это и к лучшему. ART Vancouver) |
| that's not really the case | всё совсем не так (It can feel like this must be true, as every new building project works its way through an agonizing steeplechase to get approved—as if every metre of height and every protruding corner will be the last straw for this so-so-so crowded city. However, as anyone who has lived here longer than a month knows, that’s not really the case. There are squares, rectangles, slices, whole blocks of mystifyingly empty land throughout our supposedly high-priced, packed-to-the-gills metropolis. bcbusiness.ca ART Vancouver) |
| the best-case scenario is that | при самом наилучшем раскладе событий |
| the fact that ... is common knowledge | многие знают о том, что (The fact that neither their bodies nor their aircraft were ever recovered is common knowledge, but one theory regarding their fate isn’t as well known. mentalfloss.com ART Vancouver) |
| the fact that ... is common knowledge | является общеизвестным фактом (The fact that neither their bodies nor their aircraft were ever recovered is common knowledge, but one theory regarding their fate isn’t as well known. mentalfloss.com ART Vancouver) |
| the fact that ... is common knowledge | многим известно о том, что (The fact that neither their bodies nor their aircraft were ever recovered is common knowledge, but one theory regarding their fate isn’t as well known. mentalfloss.com ART Vancouver) |
| the importance of ... cannot be overstated | невозможно переоценить важность, значение (As the day begins to heat up, shutting the windows and drawing the blinds helps keep the indoor air cool for as long as possible. The importance of window coverings in this process cannot be overstated. Light-coloured blinds, shades, or curtains can block out the heat of the sun and reduce indoor temperatures significantly. This is especially important for windows facing east or west, which receive the most sunlight. (burnabynow.com) ART Vancouver) |
| the importance of ... cannot be overstated | нельзя переоценить важность, значение (As the day begins to heat up, shutting the windows and drawing the blinds helps keep the indoor air cool for as long as possible. The importance of window coverings in this process cannot be overstated. Light-coloured blinds, shades, or curtains can block out the heat of the sun and reduce indoor temperatures significantly. This is especially important for windows facing east or west, which receive the most sunlight. (burnabynow.com) ART Vancouver) |
| the issue is | всё дело в (The issue is immigration. It is destroying Canada's residential architecture, traditions and way of living, all in the service of allowing diaspora populations to live in Canada. ART Vancouver) |
| the issue is that | проблема заключается в том, что (He says the City told them they needed to provide additional information and that those documents needed to match the people who live in the home. The issue is that his wife put down her legal name instead of her maiden name on the declaration, which is what was used when they bought the home years ago, and now they have a paper trail nightmare. (dailyhive.com) ART Vancouver) |
| the likelihood is that | вероятно (It almost sounds impossible, yet within mere moments the school was engulfed by a wave of slurry waste that reached a height of around thirty-feet. Had the children and teachers been outside at the time, the likelihood is that they would have survived. Or, at least, many of them would have. -- Если бы дети и преподаватели были в этот момент на улице, вероятно, они бы выжили. mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) |
| the powers that be | тайные силы (в правительстве, спецслужбах: Some viewers have suggested that his initial 'giant' video was genuine and that the young man either really did raise the ire of the proverbial 'powers that be' or he was so overcome with paranoia that he believed this was the case. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| the Russian attitude of "I couldn't care less" is incurable | Русский пофигизм неизлечим (From: "Indifference as a National Idea" by Michael Bohm // The Moscow Times, August 15, 2008.) |
| the sun is out | вышло солнце (The sun was out today. :) After 13 days of rain. That's it. Nothing more to say. (reddit.com) ART Vancouver) |
| the time is now | время пришло (для того, чтобы сделать что-либо igisheva) |
| the time is now | сейчас самое время (igisheva) |
| the time is now | теперь самое время (igisheva) |
| the world is yours | весь мир у ваших ног (sankozh) |
| the worst-case scenario is that | при самом худшем раскладе |
| there is not a cloud in the sky | на небе ни облачка (Юрий Гомон) |
| this is beside the question | суть не в этом (This, however, is beside the question. ART Vancouver) |
| what is the point of a ...? | в чём смысл ...? (What is the point of an election here in Canada if the losers can gang up and toss out the winner? I don't think this is what democracy is about. ART Vancouver) |
| what's the best way to go about it? | как это лучше сделать? (ART Vancouver) |
| what's the good of that? | а что толку? (ART Vancouver) |
