| English | Russian |
| discuss the matter | обсудить вопрос (We need to discuss the matter with your coach. – Нужно обсудить этот вопрос с твоим тренером. ART Vancouver) |
| for that matter | а также (Данное выражение следует понимать и переводить, основываясь по меньшей мере на
следующих двух толкованиях: 1) Cambridge Advanced Learner’s Dictionary & Thesaurus: used to show that a statement is true in another situation: "Ming's never been to Spain, or to any European country for that matter." – "не бывал в Испании, а также ни в одной другой европейской стране"; 2) Collins English Dictionary: You can use for that matter to emphasize that the remark you are making is true in the same way as your previous, similar remark. "The irony was that Shawn had not seen her. Nor for that matter had anyone else." – "не видел её, а также кого-либо другого". Очевидно, что весь смысл в равноценности/равнозначности. Мой пример, подтверждающий мою точку зрения: "Coming from Toronto we were mystified why pedestrians did not raise their arms at crosswalks in Victoria, or for that matter, the whole of B.C." (The Province)
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| nothing's the matter | ни в чём (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) |
| on the matter of | по вопросу (On the matter of getting a neighbour to trim the gigantic hedge obscuring my view, I took in a lot of flak. Some people just prefer to be hidden from the rest of the world, I was told, and it’s their business. ART Vancouver) |
| the matter won't wait | дело не требует отлагательства |
| to make matters worse | положение ещё больше усугубилось тем, что (All five of the aircraft disappeared completely and no sign of any wreckage was ever found.
To make matters worse, a PBM-Mariner seaplane, which had been sent on a search-and-rescue mission to locate the other five planes, also disappeared along with its 13-man crew.  unexplained-mysteries.com ART Vancouver) |
| to make matters worse | хуже то, что (The problem is so bad that some residents have been unable to sleep, forcing them to change their working hours. Others have even resorted to booking stays at hotels to get away from the noise. To make matters worse, back in August a Calderdale Council meeting was told that "all reasonable lines of inquiry had been exhausted", suggesting that the cause of the hum may never be found. unexplained-mysteries.com ART Vancouver) |
| to make matters worse | положение ещё больше усугубилось, когда (All five of the aircraft disappeared completely and no sign of any wreckage was ever found.
To make matters worse, a PBM-Mariner seaplane, which had been sent on a search-and-rescue mission to locate the other five planes, also disappeared along with its 13-man crew. unexplained-mysteries.com ART Vancouver) |
| what matters is | важно то, что |
| what's the matter? | что с тобой? (ART Vancouver) |
| what's the matter with you? | что с вами? |
