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| a war is ongoing | идёт война (Investigative reporter Linda Moulton Howe discussed covered up NASA reports about a UFO destroying a rocket and anomalous data from Mars and Venus, as well as an odd military/UFO incident that suggests a "secret war" is ongoing between humans and some other intelligence. – идёт тайная война  coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| be a little short on | немного не хватать (о количестве: All you need to become a Snow Angel is a shovel and good health. The city currently has around 400 volunteers. “We’re a little short on volunteers in the Champlain and Marpole areas, but we can use volunteers across the city,” Lawrence said. (CityNews 1130) ART Vancouver) |
| be a major figure | занимать важное место (John Keats, one of the best-known English Romantic poets, was a major figure on the English literary scene. ART Vancouver) |
| be a top performer | находиться на вершине рейтинга (sankozh) |
| don't disturb a hornet's nest! | не надо тревожить осиное гнездо! |
| is a stretch | это перебор (Is it your obsession with Eby and the NDP? Blaming him somehow for a project that was done by a different level of government before he was Premier is a stretch when there are so many legitimate things to complain about that aren’t childish whining like your comment. -- это уже перебор (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| it's a deal! | согласен! (на сделку: It's a deal! -- Согласен! / По рукам! ART Vancouver) |
| it's a fine mess, I must say | вот так дела! нечего сказать |
| it's a good thing that | хорошо, что (I noticed that some St. Louis fans were booing the Canadian anthem. It's a good thing that we won't have to go back there after Tuesday's game.• Perhaps it was a good thing he went away. He would never have agreed with this. ART Vancouver) |
| it's a long way off | до этого ещё далеко (ART Vancouver) |
| it's a once-in-a-lifetime experience | такое бывает только раз в жизни (ART Vancouver) |
| it's a waste of time | это напрасная потеря времени |
| it's got a long way to go | до этого ещё далеко ("Well, we'll see what happens. It's got a long way to go, just so you understand. That has a long, long way to go." – До этого ещё очень далеко. – Donald Trump in an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes." ART Vancouver) |
| it's not a good idea | не стоит (Perhaps it's not a good idea to post compromising photos like this one? -- Может, не стоит выставлять в сеть такие компрометирующие фото? ART Vancouver) |
| let's have a look | посмотрим (‘A telegram, sir,' said Jeeves, re-entering the presence. ‘Open it, Jeeves, and read contents. Who is it from?' ‘It is unsigned, sir.' ‘You mean there's no name at the end of it?' ‘That is precisely what I was endeavouring to convey, sir.' ‘Let's have a look.' (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| that's a big sth.! | вот это что-л.! (говоря о размере: The aptly named Shelley Smith helped wrangle the tortoise after spotting workers looking at what she thought was a rock in the field beside her Gilbert Street home in Richmond, south of Vancouver.
"I looked again and saw ... it was moving. Ever so slowly — but moving," said Smith. "I walked over and we were all looking at it and saying 'jeez!' That's a big turtle! And he was just looking around at us like 'Hey, help me.'" -- Вот это черепаха! cbc.ca ART Vancouver) |
| that's a feasible plan | этот план вполне осуществим |
| that's a long ways off | до этого ещё далеко (The long-range forecast does include some rain but that's a long ways off. ART Vancouver) |
| that's a new one | это что-то новое (Montana is known for plenty of large wildlife like bears, mountain goats and elk. But elephants? That's a new one. (NBC Montana) youtube.com ART Vancouver) |
| that's a new one | это что-то новенькое (Montana is known for plenty of large wildlife like bears, mountain goats and elk. But elephants? That's a new one. (NBC Montana) youtube.com ART Vancouver) |
| that's a new one! | это ещё что за новость! (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| that's a nice thing to say | не ждал от тебя этого (обиженная реакция: That's a nice thing to say. -- Вот уж этого я от тебя не ждал. ART Vancouver) |
| there's still a long way to go | ещё рано праздновать (The app just hit its 10,000 check-in, but Falco knows there's still a long way to go. ART Vancouver) |
| this is a reminder that | напоминаем вам, что (This is a reminder that Clarissa McKay is due for a dental check-up and cleaning on or after Thursday August 18, 2016. ART Vancouver) |
| what is the point of a ...? | в чём смысл ...? (What is the point of an election here in Canada if the losers can gang up and toss out the winner? I don't think this is what democracy is about. ART Vancouver) |
| without a moment's delay | незамедлительно (This draft must be reviewed without a moment's delay. ART Vancouver) |
