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| be less than impressive | не впечатлять (A Mr. Yoneyama was out with three others taking pictures of the lake and its surroundings when they saw a surge of water out on the otherwise calm lake. They were able to capture the animal on film, but the results are less than impressive, showing merely a dark shape and thus proving to be inconclusive. (mysteriousuniverse.org) -- результаты не впечатляют ART Vancouver) |
| become less of an issue | потерять свою актуальность (There’s the “uncanny valley” effect, for starters, which was coined by pioneering Japanese robotics professor Masahiro Mori in the early ’70s, and refers to the feelings of unease some people have when confronted by human-like robots. Though the concept has been much debated over the years, Oh, the UNLV professor, suggests that uncanny valley could become less of an issue as this kind of tech becomes more ingrained in the every-day lives of successive generations.  reviewjournal.com ART Vancouver) |
| become less of an issue | потерять свою остроту (There’s the “uncanny valley” effect, for starters, which was coined by pioneering Japanese robotics professor Masahiro Mori in the early ’70s, and refers to the feelings of unease some people have when confronted by human-like robots. Though the concept has been much debated over the years, Oh, the UNLV professor, suggests that uncanny valley could become less of an issue as this kind of tech becomes more ingrained in the every-day lives of successive generations. reviewjournal.com ART Vancouver) |
| less than thrilled | не в восторге (Kits Point residents are less than thrilled about the prospect of a halfway house for recovering addicts in their exclusive seaside neighbourhood. ART Vancouver) |
| not a penny more, not a peny less | ни пенсом больше, ни пенсом меньше (Alexander Matytsin) |
| not a penny more, not a peny less | ни копейкой больше, ни копейкой меньше (Alexander Matytsin) |
| not a penny more, not a peny less | ни центом больше, ни центом меньше (Alexander Matytsin) |
| 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.) |
