| Russian | English |
| жалею, что не сделал что-л. раньше | should have (+ verb in present perfect: No regrets. Moved in 2021. I wish I did it sooner. Should have moved when I first started thinking about it in the early 2000s. Ce la vie. Better weather year-round, more options for everything, improved quality of life. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| жаль, что я не знал | wish I'd known ("Wish I'd known as I have never seen it." "I can recommend the NASA Spot The Station app. You won’t miss any visible passes." (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| лучшего примера не подобрать, чем | there's no finer example than (Ever since European settlement only 150 years ago, the people of Vancouver have protected the rivers, coastline and forest, maintaining the perfect balance between nature and the built environment. And there's no finer example than the city's pride and joy – Stanley Park, which dates all the way back to 1886. (Expedia) ART Vancouver) |
| не будет преувеличением сказать, что | there is no gainsaying that (grafleonov) |
| не в последнюю очередь из-за того, что | not least why (The cause of the crash, according to the United States Air Force, was pilot error. Barlow, they said, was seeing “radar ghosts”. This, combined with the loss of his navigation equipment, confused the pilot, who believed he was nearer to Tacoma than he actually was. A sound enough explanation. However, to some, the official explanation didn’t add up. Not least why he was traveling so fast while descending in the first place. (ufoinsight.com) ART Vancouver) |
| не на что посмотреть | nothing much to look at (пренебрежительно, о внешности: Plain she was, too, nothing much to look at. (Pamela Travers) ART Vancouver) |
| не понимаю, в чём тут дело | it doesn't make sense to me (ART Vancouver) |
| не понимаю, в чём тут дело | this doesn't make sense (you say this when you can't solve a problem ART Vancouver) |
| не секрет, что | it's no secret that (CNN, 2014 Alex_Odeychuk) |
| не что иное, как | no other way to look at it (A renoviction. No other way to look at it. I really feel for those impacted. (Reddit) 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) |
| разрешено всё, что не запрещено | if it ain't forbidden, do it (дословно:если это не запрещено – делай это Rust71) |
| сказать, что -- это ничего не сказать | to_say is an understatement (Checked out the new seafood place in Lincoln Square… to say it is popular is an understatement. Had to wait in line for two hours if you can believe it! (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| что не менее важно | just as important (I have the benefit of an economic background and, just as important, some degree of experience managing a medium-sized company. ART Vancouver) |
| что-то здесь не вяжется | this doesn't make sense (Abysslooker) |
| что-то не то | something is amiss (Feed him a nutritious diet, monitor his bathroom behavior and be sure to go to your vet if you suspect something is amiss. – что-то не в порядке / что-то не так ART Vancouver) |
| я и вообразить не мог, что | never did I imagine that (Two of the world's very first desktop computers have been discovered during a house clearance in London.
The chance discovery revealed two of only three surviving Q1 computers anywhere in the world. Brendan O'Shea, head of Just Clear which discovered the items, says: 'Never did I imagine that we'd find something so important to the field of technology and the history of computing.' (dailymail.co.uk) ART Vancouver) |
| я и представить себе не мог, что | never did I imagine that (Two of the world's very first desktop computers have been discovered during a house clearance in London.
The chance discovery revealed two of only three surviving Q1 computers anywhere in the world. Brendan O'Shea, head of Just Clear which discovered the items, says: 'Never did I imagine that we'd find something so important to the field of technology and the history of computing.' (dailymail.co.uk) ART Vancouver) |
| я такое ни за что на свете не пропущу | I wouldn't miss it for the world (ART Vancouver) |
