| Russian | English |
| как бы глупо это ни прозвучало | as silly as it sounds (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| как бы печально это ни звучало | as sad as it sounds (В. Бузаков) |
| как бы там ни было | be that as it may (Well, be that as it may, I'm not about to sign this. • Suggesting that the strange saga of the mystery monoliths is far from over, a third such object has now been found atop a mountain in California. As with the previous pair of found objects, the origin and purpose of the California piece are unknown. Be that as it may, the discovery of a third monolith has, understandably, led to speculation that the objects are part of a some kind of marketing stunt. (coasttocoastam.com) • Be that as it may, with the first formation of 2024 now in the books, additional designs will undoubtedly begin to appear in fields throughout the UK over the weeks and months to come as this year's crop circle season unfolds. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| как ни в чём ни бывало продолжать заниматься своими делами | carry on with one's day (The bear, evidently, fared better in the collision than Milner did. “Man, those bears are built like a truck,” he said. “I thought I was going to die.” The bear also wasn’t phased by the bystander trying to ward it off from the injured and upset Milner. “He was kind of looking at me, really curious, kind of like, ‘What’s up with you?’ he said. “Then the bear just started eating grass. He pretty much just carried on with his day.”  nsnews.com ART Vancouver) |
| как ни крути | any way you look at it (ART Vancouver) |
| как это ни печально | sad though it may be (Former Vancouver mayor Kennedy Stewart is up to his old habits: parading petty grievances around like serious issues. This habit is long past being tiresome and is completely unbefitting someone who held top job in our country’s third largest city. Sad though it may be, this is now the go-to leftist political playbook: righteous victory if you win, blame systemic discrimination if you lose. nationalpost.com ART Vancouver) |
| как это ни удивительно | surprisingly (Surprisingly, London's 25 in. of rain a year is less than in many parts of the Continent -- Rome has 32 in., Nice 31 in. (AA Illustrated Guide To Britain) ART Vancouver) |
| на небе ни облачка | there is not a cloud in the sky (Юрий Гомон) |
| на небе ни облачка | not a cloud in the sky (Юрий Гомон) |
| не идти ни в какое сравнение с | pale in comparison to (When they saw a motor boat in the area later that day, they were able to compare the wake that it created and indicated that it paled in comparison to the ripples created by the creature. -- не идёт ни в какое сравнение со следами на воде, оставшимися после этого животного coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| не испытывая ни малейшего чувства вины | without a single shred of guilt (nsnews.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| не пожалеть ни сил, ни средств | spare no expense and no pains ("I desire you to spare no expense and no pains to get at the truth." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| ни в чём | nothing's the matter (ответ: 'What's the matter?' 'Nothing's the matter.' 'There's nothing on your mind?' 'Not a thing.' -- "В чём дело?" "Ни в чём." "Тебя ничего не беспокоит?" "Ничего." ART Vancouver) |
| ни в чём себе не отказывать | live in good style ("Some years ago -- to be definite, in May, 1884 -- there came to Lee a gentleman, Neville St. Clair by name, who appeared to have plenty of money. He took a large villa, laid out the grounds very nicely, and lived generally in good style." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| ни за что на свете | there's no way (With the kids successfully launched, I've been considering remodeling my home to create a rental suite. With 3500 sq/ft at my disposal, I can easily relegate 1000sq/ft for a nice suite c/w fireplace, laundry, bedroom, storage, private patio w/BBQ and off street parking. However after hearing about the horror stories landlords are going through at the RTB, there's no way I would risk being put through that heII. It's just not worth the risk. (vancouversun.com) -- я ни за что на свете не рискну ART Vancouver) |
| ни копейкой больше, ни копейкой меньше | not a penny more, not a peny less (Alexander Matytsin) |
| ни пенсом больше, ни пенсом меньше | not a penny more, not a peny less (Alexander Matytsin) |
| ни фига себе! | Wow! |
| ни центагроша за душой | don't have two nickels to rub together (Not having any money at all.) |
| ни центом больше, ни центом меньше | not a penny more, not a peny less (Alexander Matytsin) |
| я ни за какие деньги не согласился бы | you couldn't pay me (+ infinitive: You couldn't pay me to move back to Alberta. The housing here is more expensive by a lot but everything else kinda makes up for it. Glad I moved, wouldn't go back.(Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| я такое ни за что на свете не пропущу | I wouldn't miss it for the world (ART Vancouver) |
