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| English | Russian |
| could not | не может быть (глагол could при отрицании может выражать невероятность: She could not have changed like that. – Не может быть, чтобы она так изменилась. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| could not possibly have + past participle | никак не мог (The second witness is telling the truth. She couldn't possibly have seen the assailant's face. • "He could not possibly have been drowned in the moat, which was at no place more than three feet deep." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| it is not reasonable to expect | неразумно ожидать, что (It is not reasonable to expect a person to tolerate being treated in that particular way. — Неразумно ожидать, что человек будет терпеть такое обращение.  britannica.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| not being declined | несклоняющийся |
| not proper transitive verb | несобственно-переходный глагол |
| not supposed to | нельзя (+ infinitive: That spot is reserved for deliveries. It's not supposed to be parked there! – там нельзя ставить машину ART Vancouver) |
| preposition, not followed by the noun group | предлог, за которым не следует именная группа (ssn) |