| English | Russian |
| and while one is at it | и заодно (John, pick up some milk at Safeway after work, okay? And while you're at it, don't forget hamburger buns. -- И заодно не забудь купить булочки для г. • Vancouver, where 180 Communists on six-figure salaries can hold an entire city's transit system hostage because they want more money. Mr. Mayor, Mr. Premier, and anyone else whose job it is, legislate these Marxists back to work, and throw in a pay cut while you're at it! -- и заодно сократите им зарплату! (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| as it is | само по себе (A man and his girlfriend were reportedly driving along a rural road when they saw some movement near the side of the road. They originally thought the figure was a naked man crawling along on the ground, which was already odd enough as it is, but as they approached they realized that it was even much stranger than this. (mysteriousuniverse.org) -- что уже само по себе было странно ART Vancouver) |
| but what's it got to do with me? | но при чём здесь я? |
| but what's it got to do with me? | но при чём тут я? |
| don't pee on my leg and tell me it's raining! | не лги мне! |
| how's it going? | привет! (Это приветствие не несёт в себе особого смысла и не требует настоящего ответа. Поэтому часто в ответ от носителя английского языка звучит такое же или похожее приветствие. Однако вежливые люди всё же стараются ответить одним-двумя словами. В зависимости от настроения говорят что-то вроде:
great (отлично), good (хорошо), fine (нормально), can't complain (грех жаловаться), could be worse (бывало и хуже), could be better (бывало и лучше). Для дополнительной вежливости, в конец ответа на приветствие могут добавить вопрос: Great, and you? Good, you? Alex_Odeychuk) |
| is that even worth it? | стоит ли оно того? (I don't know if I would want to buy outright, but maybe put enough of a downpayment to have a mortgage somewhere around 1,000/month....but again, with the rates, is that even worth it? -- Вообще, стоит ли оно того? (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| it is never any use trying | бесполезно пытаться (+ infinitive: I gave it up. It is never any use trying to reason with Jeeves on these occasions. "Pig-headed" is the word that springs to the lips. One sighs and passes on. (P. G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| it is one thing + infinitive, but it is quite another thing + infinitive | одно дело, и совсем другое (At a meeting to decide on the request, council member Billy Webb offered a rather interesting reason for why he took issue with such a ghost hunt, musing that "it is one thing to have a paranormal investigation in a public building, but it is quite another thing to have them in buildings that have previously been a private home."  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| 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 really is that simple | всё очень просто (If you don't have the proper tires, know how to drive the conditions, leave plenty of space between cars... leave the car at home. It really is that simple. ART Vancouver) |
| it should be noted that | следует отметить, что (*** при огромном изобилии предложенных вариантов именно этот является наиболее точным: It should be noted that the building had been in a state of disrepair for some time. ART Vancouver) |
| it was not until ... that | только когда (with verbs in the past: On May 2 at about 3:00pm, my neighbor Ken took a series of 3 shots of me throwing my Frisbee in my backyard. I should have seen that white disc in the top left corner, but I didn't and neither did my friend who was taking the photos. It was not until I downloaded the pictures to my computer that I saw it. We are truly perplexed that we didn't see it at the time. ART Vancouver) |
| it was then that | именно в этот момент (что-то произошло: At first, they thought it was a joke being played on them by their friends, but as the wailing intensified they ran away in a panic. As the two friends ran down the hill along a trail they reached a curve in the path, and it was then that the source of the alien howling made itself known. According to Carlson, a huge, 7-to-8-foot-tall hairy female creature, naked except for a cloth around the waist, lumbered into view. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| it's a deal! | согласен! (на сделку: It's a deal! -- Согласен! / По рукам! ART Vancouver) |
| it's a fine mess, I must say | вот так дела! нечего сказать |
| it's a good thing that | хорошо, что (I noticed that some St. Louis fans were booing the Canadian anthem. It's a good thing that we won't have to go back there after Tuesday's game.• Perhaps it was a good thing he went away. He would never have agreed with this. ART Vancouver) |
| it's a long way off | до этого ещё далеко (ART Vancouver) |
| it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience | такое бывает только раз в жизни (ART Vancouver) |
| it's a waste of time | это напрасная потеря времени |
| it's all about | всё дело в ('The cost of rent in Edmonton is nearly $1,400 cheaper than in Vancouver.' 'That's because no one wants to live in Edmonton, it's all about supply and demand. Have you been to Edmonton in February? A $1,400 discount doesn't seem like enough...' ART Vancouver) |
| it's all about perspective | у каждого свой взгляд на эти вещи (ART Vancouver) |
| it's all about perspective | это с какой стороны посмотреть (ART Vancouver) |
| it's all for the best | все к лучшему |
| it's all up to | всё решает (1 o'clock, 2 o'clock, 3 o'clock sailings have been cancelled because of high winds, and there could be more cancellations – it's all up to Mother Nature! ART Vancouver) |
| it's been | прошло (о времени: Прошло / Исполнилось ... с тех пор, как ... – It's been ... since ...: It's been two months since 9-year-old Alice Cheng was found dead in Central Park. ART Vancouver) |
| it's been some time | прошло уже немало времени (Dear ICBC, it's been some time and no word on my counter claim. You can scroll through our interactions on this matter. It's been some time and nothing!!! Why do I even pay monthly to ICBC for no results??? (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| it's easy to see why | легко понять, почему (It’s easy to see why this waterfront lot is valued so highly. ART Vancouver) |
| it's for you | тебя к телефону (Юрий Гомон) |
| it's freezing | замёрзнуть можно (The furnace is on but it's freezing in here. -- Отопление работает, но в доме замёрзнуть можно от холода. ART Vancouver) |
| it's gone for good | с концами (Once it's gone, it's gone for good. • Now, I only use cash, so I don't need a bank account. If it is stolen, it's gone. I will never own a house or rent an apartment, so I don't need credit. businessinsider.com ART Vancouver) |
| it's gone for good | уже не вернёшь (Once it's gone, it's gone for good. ART Vancouver) |
| it's got a long way to go | до этого ещё далеко ("Well, we'll see what happens. It's got a long way to go, just so you understand. That has a long, long way to go." – До этого ещё очень далеко. – Donald Trump in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes." ART Vancouver) |
| it's got nothing to do with me | при чём здесь я? (It's got nothing to do with me. I'm staying out of it. – При чём здесь я? Разбирайтесь сами / без меня. ART Vancouver) |
| it's hard to tell | трудно сказать (what ... – ..., какие ...) |
| it's likely | по-видимому (It's likely your IP address has changed – please go to whatismyip.com and let me know what your IP is. ART Vancouver) |
| it's no good trying | бесполезно пытаться (+ infinitive: "You aren't suggesting that you think this scheme I have been sketching out is Jeeves's?" "Of course it is. It's no good trying to kid me, Bertie. You wouldn't have thought of a wheeze like that in a million years." (P.G. Wodehouse) – Бесполезно пытаться меня обмануть ART Vancouver) |
| it's no secret that | не секрет, что (CNN, 2014 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| it's not a good idea | не стоит (Perhaps it's not a good idea to post compromising photos like this one? -- Может, не стоит выставлять в сеть такие компрометирующие фото? ART Vancouver) |
| it's not my place to judge you | Бог вам судья (denton) |
| it's not so much | дело даже не в (чём-л., а в чём-то другом: It's not so much the road conditions on a snow day that's dangerous, it's more so the utter insane interpretation of Newtonian laws of physics of too many drivers who can't believe their car on balding all-season tires is undriveable. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| it's not yet clear | пока неясно (Plants emit sounds, akin to ‘screams’, when they’re distressed, according to a new study. They allegedly produce clicking noises that humans can’t hear without the use of scientific equipment, research has found. However, it’s not yet clear how the plants produce the noises. The findings show that plants which are distressed have incredibly high-pitched popping noises, while unstressed plants do not emit noises. The study’s definition of distressed included plants that were having their stems cut or were dehydrated. indy100.com ART Vancouver) |
| it's one thing + infinitive, but | одно дело, и совсем другое (It's one thing not to get vaccinated, we have this freedom here, but when you're sick with a case of measles and you walk into a postnatal ward, you have to be a total moron not to realize that you're putting these 30 babies and their mothers at risk. ART Vancouver) |
| it's the opposite | как раз наоборот (ART Vancouver) |
| it's up to you | поступай как знаешь! (ART Vancouver) |
| it's up to you | как хочешь (реакция на вопрос о действии ART Vancouver) |
| it's useless | бесполезно пытаться (+ infinitive: It’s useless to try to talk sense to this guy. -- Бесполезно пытаться его вразумить. ART Vancouver) |
| it's your fault | эта ваша вина |
| let's face it | положа руку на сердце (ART Vancouver) |
| let's face it | признайтесь (Let's face it, who hasn't overindulged this holiday season? ART Vancouver) |
| that's about it | больше ничего (The late Prof. Fred Rodell of the Yale Law School once remarked that there are two things wrong with almost all legal writing: "One is its style. The other is its content. That's about it." ART Vancouver) |
| that's about it | вот, в общем-то, и всё (Leave a few lights on and make sure you pick up the paper every morning. That's about it. ART Vancouver) |
| that's it for me today | на сегодня я закончил работу (ART Vancouver) |
| that's it for me today | на сегодня я отработал (ART Vancouver) |
| that's part of it | отчасти (ART Vancouver) |
| there is no other way of putting it | иначе это никак не назовёшь (It was illegal, there's no other way of putting it. ART Vancouver) |
| there's just no way around it | этого нельзя избежать (ART Vancouver) |
| there's just no way around it | это неизбежно (ART Vancouver) |
| what's it got to do with me? | а я здесь при чём? (ART Vancouver) |
| what's that got to do with it? | при чём тут это? |
| what's the best way to go about it? | как это лучше сделать? (ART Vancouver) |
| wouldn't it be cool + verb? | вот было бы здорово, если бы ...! (He began sculpting when he was a teenager, attending art school for a time in his 20s, before landing a job with San Diego Halloween design company Disguise. One day around this time, he had an epiphany in a department store. “They had hired an actress to pretend to be a mannequin — and she was really good at it,” McMullen recalls. “For some reason that stuck with me, I was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to have a mannequin that looks so real, that people would think that it was?’ Kind of like an inverse of that experience. I started coming up with this, like, crazy idea of a hyper-realistic, pose-able mannequin.” reviewjournal.com ART Vancouver) |
