| English | Russian |
| back up traffic | создать затор в движении |
| cannot make it up the hill | застрять на подъёме (из-за гололёда, снега: A layer of ice has made for tricky going across the city Friday morning. You’re better off walking on Main Street than waiting for a bus. Buses can’t make it up the hill from Terminal Avenue to Broadway. • Автобусы улетали в отбойники, троллейбусы застревали на подъемах, водители возмущенно рассказывали, кто, сколько и где стоял на превратившейся в стекло дороге. (sevastopol.su/) ART Vancouver) |
| smashed-up | разбитый (вследствие аварии: In the intersection, there’s a smashed-up van and a lot of chaos, with people trying to figure out what happened. ART Vancouver) |
| take up the entire lane | занимать целую полосу ("When my kids and I are riding, I actually ride towards the middle of the road and I take up the entire lane because I don't want people trying to pass us and then having conflicts with cars coming the other direction. There's just not enough space on the road," he said. (NS News) ART Vancouver) |
| tie-up | пробка |
| traffic tie-up | дорожный затор ("Yesterday, the offer of free salt caused people to take more than they were allowed, traffic tie-ups around the fire halls and, of course, frustration when the city ran out of what some are now calling ‘white gold.' " (News 1130) ART Vancouver) |
