| Subject | Russian | English |
| gen. | с какой же это стати вы меня подозреваете? | why should you suspect me? |
| gen. | с какой стати | why would ...? (Avrile) |
| gen. | с какой стати? | what on earth for? (Anglophile) |
| gen. | с какой стати | why in the world would I want (Why in the world would I want to talk to anyone about my faith? 4uzhoj) |
| gen. | с какой стати? | how so? (Побеdа) |
| gen. | с какой стати? | why? |
| gen. | с какой стати? | who says? (Damirules) |
| inf. | с какой стати | why in the world? (Why in the world should someone come to your Web site? ... Игорь Кравченко-Бережной) |
| inf. | с какой стати? | what is up with? (что-то происходит: "Anyone have any idea what is up with the fireworks downtown right now?!" "They're celebrating the Oilers victory in our own backyard. Bastards!" (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| Gruzovik, obs. | с какой стати? | for what reason? |
| proverb, disappr. | с какой стати? | what for? (at beginning of inter. sent.; expresses one's neg. altitude towards a request, suggestion, пр.) |
| cliche. | с какой стати? | why should I? ("You don't have anybody tailing me around in a grey Plymouth sedan, do you?" His eyes widened sharply. He looked jarred. 'Hell, no. Why should I?' -- «С какой стати я бы это делал?» (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| proverb, disappr. | с какой стати? | why should one do it? (at beginning of inter. sent.) |
| Gruzovik, obs. | с какой стати? | what for? |
| amer. | с какой стати? | why? (Why? I don't even like it that much. Val_Ships) |
| Игорь Миг | с какой стати | what's with |
| gen. | с какой стати? | for what reason? |
| gen. | с какой стати? | why on earth? |
| gen. | с какой стати | why in the world should someone come to your Web site? (Игорь Кравченко-Бережной) |
| gen. | с какой стати? | because why? (yanadya19) |
| gen. | с какой стати вы обращаетесь за помощью именно ко мне? | why ask me to help, of all people? |
| inf., obs. | с какой стати сидеть ему здесь? | why should he stay here? |
| gen. | следует ли нам вообще подходить с какими-то нравственными критериями к человеческим эмбрионам, которым не суждено было стать людьми? | what is the ethical status of an unborn human embryo? (bigmaxus) |
| gen. | чего ради? с какой стати? | why on earth? |
