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| Russian | English |
| вопрос, допускающий неограниченное число ответов | open-ended question |
| вопрос, допускающий разные ответы | open-ended question |
| вопрос, требующий развёрнутого ответа | open-ended question (Alexander Demidov) |
| ни ответа, ни привета | be holding out on one (somebody: I sent my request some weeks ago but they are still holding out on me – Я послал свою просьбу несколько недель назад, но пока ни ответа, ни привета VLZ_58) |
| уклониться от ответа по существу на вопрос о | downplay (The president downplayed the Litvinenko case by arguing that it was dependent on two different legal systems and that Moscow would never hand over Lugovoi because the Constitution prohibits the extradition of Russian citizens. "This will never happen, no matter what the circumstances. We all have to learn to respect our legal frameworks," he said.  themoscowtimes.com 4uzhoj) |