| Russian | English |
| больше никогда не буду так поступать | definitely won't be doing that again (I usually shower right after I get home from swimming, but I went out directly from the beach this time. Definitely won’t be doing that again. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| будем надеяться | hopefully (This technique, twice a day for two weeks, should significantly help your baby with gas and hopefully with colic. ART Vancouver) |
| будем надеяться, что | fingers crossed that (Awesome, thank you! Fingers crossed, it works this time. • Everything is blooming now !! Yay !! Honeybees coming this week, fingers crossed 🤞🏻 🐝 (Twitter) • There are tons of these homeless encampments (both active and abandoned) throughout the forested areas around Burnaby. The City of Burnaby and Metro Vancouver knows this, but has no interest in cleaning them up. Fingers crossed that none of them go up in flames, which could lead to some precarious situations involving residential and commercial developments in the municipality.  burnabynow.com ART Vancouver) |
| будет видно | we'll see ("Can I go to the pool party? Karen and Jill will be there." "We'll see." ART Vancouver) |
| будьте любезны | would you kindly (I got up slowly and went over to the bookshelves. I took down the bound copy of the California Penal Code. I held it out to Dayton. "Would you kindly find me the section that says I have to answer the questions?" (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| будьте так добры | would you kindly (I got up slowly and went over to the bookshelves. I took down the bound copy of the California Penal Code. I held it out to Dayton. "Would you kindly find me the section that says I have to answer the questions?" (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| будьте уверены | be assured (If we ever have need of any additional translations, be assured that we will turn to you first. ART Vancouver) |
| был замечен ранее в некоем поведении | has been known (+ infinitive: Warren has been known to frequent the Downtown East Side to feed his addiction, so his presence in the area on that night may be easily explained. ART Vancouver) |
| было не зря | wasn't for nothing (Though technically a failure, the Vivaldi brothers’ doomed journey wasn’t for nothing. The mistakes they made helped lay the foundation for more successful voyages down the road. • "... всё на свете было не зря, не напрасно было" (Леонид Дербенёв) mentalfloss.com ART Vancouver) |
| было не напрасно | wasn't for nothing (Though technically a failure, the Vivaldi brothers’ doomed journey wasn’t for nothing. The mistakes they made helped lay the foundation for more successful voyages down the road. • "... всё на свете было не зря, не напрасно было" (Леонид Дербенёв) mentalfloss.com ART Vancouver) |
| быть готовым понести наказание | Bend over (Get prepared to receive punishment. Interex) |
| быть знакомым с | have a familiarity of (Although we have no clue to the identity of the poet, he seems to have a familiarity of the landscape which is described in the poem and with the scenes depicted. -- знаком с местностью, описанной в поэме wordpress.com ART Vancouver) |
| быть категорически против | be vehemently opposed to (McMullen acknowledges how polarizing robots like his can be. “I think it’s very subjective, person-to-person,” he says. “Some people are fully fascinated and very open to the idea of a robot that could look like a human being. Other people are vehemently opposed to it.” reviewjournal.com ART Vancouver) |
| быть начеку | be on the lookout (for sb., sth.: Officers are on the lookout for drunk drivers 24/7. ART Vancouver) |
| быть не по вкусу | be not to the liking (кому-л.: A few neighbours don't want an oil pipeline, of course the pipeline should be stopped. A sewage plant needs to be expanded, nix it if it is not to the liking of neighbours. Same goes for factories, and transmission towers, and roads, and everything else! -- если очистная станция не по вкусу соседям vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| быть под большим стрессом | under the gun (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| быть услышанным | be seen (this is our moment to join together and make sure each and every one of us is seen sankozh) |
| быть экономически целесообразным | make financial sense (When there is comparatively little land zoned for development, competition for developable land is fierce, and it makes financial sense for developers to build as tall as they possibly can to recoup the costs of outbidding other developers for that land. (Reddit) -- для застройщиков экономически целесообразно • It’s a big decision to let an investment sit empty after you’ve put hundreds of thousands of dollars into it—or even millions. But it might make financial sense to some, says Kuester. “If it’s sitting, it’s because the owners believe there’s a higher and better use associated with waiting.” bcbusiness.ca ART Vancouver) |
| в этом есть доля правды | this has some truth to it (When I asked him how Russia proposed to pay for a prolonged war effort, he shot back: “We pay for it all from our sales of oil to Europe via India.” This was bravado, but it had some truth to it. nytimes.com ART Vancouver) |
| в этом не может быть сомнений | of that there can be no doubt (UFOs are real, of that there can be no doubt. It all depends, though, on what you mean by 'real'... (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver) |
| вопрос будет решён | the issue will be dealt with (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| вот было бы здорово, если бы ...! | wouldn't it be cool + verb? (He began sculpting when he was a teenager, attending art school for a time in his 20s, before landing a job with San Diego Halloween design company Disguise. One day around this time, he had an epiphany in a department store. “They had hired an actress to pretend to be a mannequin — and she was really good at it,” McMullen recalls. “For some reason that stuck with me, I was like, ‘Wouldn’t it be cool to have a mannequin that looks so real, that people would think that it was?’ Kind of like an inverse of that experience. I started coming up with this, like, crazy idea of a hyper-realistic, pose-able mannequin.” reviewjournal.com ART Vancouver) |
| вполне быть к месту | would not be out of place (A columned, pedimented portico introduces a classical revival house that would not be out of place in the eastern U.S. (Ron Phillips) ART Vancouver) |
| всё будет в порядке | everything will be fine |
| да будет вам! | oh, come on (нести чушь: Oh, come on. MST is considering the "needs" of the wealthy first and foremost. All other considerations are secondary. Who else will be able afford to live there? vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| да будет вам! | please! (expressing sarcastic disbelief ART Vancouver) |
| да ладно тебе, будет врать | come on! (Come on! -- Да ладно тебе, будет врать! ART Vancouver) |
| давайте не будем касаться этой темы | let's leave that aside (As for a suggestion that the property tax needs to be raised by 3 percent, let’s leave that aside. ART Vancouver) |
| до тех пор, пока есть | as long as there are (что-л.) |
| до тех пор, пока есть | as long as there is (что-л.) |
| должен быть у каждого | a must-have + noun (It's a must-have financial guide for every Canadian. ART Vancouver) |
| если будут какие-то проблемы | if there are any issues (If there are any issues, please call the property manager or knock next door at my sister's house. ART Vancouver) |
| если будут какие-то проблемы | if any issues arise (We will be out of town until June 20. My mother-in-law will be around house sitting and dog sitting while we are gone. If any issues arise, please contact my brother Antonio. ART Vancouver) |
| если бы у меня был | wish I had (Lovely tree. Wish I had my own to decorate! ART Vancouver) |
| если ты себя будешь плохо вести, то тебе придётся не сладко | if you don't behave I'll come down on you with a heavy hand (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| есть масса причин, по которым | there is a a host of reasons why (“There is a host of reasons why things aren’t happening on those sites,” said Kirk Kuester, an executive vice-president with Colliers International in Vancouver. “It could be a situation on the owner’s side: ‘I missed the market and now I want to sell for yesterday’s price.’” Or it could be an environmental problem (sites of former gas stations and drycleaning operations are particularly difficult and can take years to resolve). Or it could be that an owner or developer has gotten lost in the city’s permitting labyrinth. Or they’re afraid of putting in short-term tenants. Or who knows.” bcbusiness.ca ART Vancouver) |
| есть мнение, что | some people believe that (Есть мнение, что в случае реализации сценария интеграции Абхазии и Южной Осетии, помимо недовольства Грузии, многократно усилится внешнее давление на страну. (km.ru) • Some people believe that violence on television and computer games has a damaging effect on society. Others deny that these factors have any significant influence on people's behavior. writing9.com ART Vancouver) |
| есть такая партия | there is a party (*There is a + noun* model = Есть такой ..., e.g. Are you saying there is a hack for peeling oranges I don't know about?: 'There is a party!' he exclaimed. -- "Есть такая партия!" ART Vancouver) |
| земля будет гореть под ногами | the earth will be burning under the feet (of the invaders george serebryakov) |
| именно так всё и есть | this sounds exactly right ("Work for it, and earn it, it's not a hand out. Some days won't be easy. Strive and push, and you will find its a rewarding career." "Yep. All of this. I work in a civil construction company and this sounds exactly right. I started way down low at the company, and they have gladly trained me up. As long as you are willing and competent, you can go far." (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| иначе просто быть не могло | it had to be that way ("It had to be that way. Just as when Marriott called me up and gave me a song and dance about a jewel ransom payoff it had to be because I had been to see Mrs. Florian asking about Velma." – Raymond Chandler ART Vancouver) |
| когда судьба матча была уже решена | with the game all but decided (VLZ_58) |
| когда судьба матча была уже решена | the game's result already wrapped up (Lillard was only two rebounds shy of his first career triple-double but was pulled with about six minutes left and the game's result already wrapped up. george serebryakov) |
| мир да будет с вами | peace be with you (Andrey Truhachev) |
| могло быть хуже | it might have been worse |
| мы будем признательны за Ваш ответ в кратчайшие сроки | we appreciate your prompt response (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| надеюсь, что так и есть | I sure hope so (ART Vancouver) |
| надо было сначала подумать головой, что из этого получится | should have known better (The school was locked down by police. During their search, police located the staff member who they said had brought a vintage rifle into the school for a presentation. -- "Even if it’s old, you still can’t walk around with a gun. Dude should have known better." (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| не буду скрывать | I won't hide it (I won't hide it. I was very disappointed by your choice. 4uzhoj) |
| ошибки быть не может | there is no question of a mistake (In June 1966 a couple on the lake [Seton Lake] in a 25-foot boat sailed alongside a giant fish. Paul Polischuk said: 'It was a giant sturgeon, a good ten feet longer than my boat. It swam close to the surface for quite a long time before turning and heading for deep water. There is no question of a mistake.' (Janet & Colin Bord, "Unexplained Mysteries of The 20th Century") ART Vancouver) |
| пока есть | as long as there is |
| пока есть | as long as there are |
| покупатели, будьте бдительны | buyer beware (Before considering renting/buying in this area, note that it's shaking and vibrating ALL through the night EVERY night from the ever increasing long coal trains. It never stops. Expensive windows won't help. Earplugs won't help. Solid basement won't help. Sound reducing drapes won't help. Just don't move here. It's been terrible. Buyer beware. Real estate agents won't tell you this. (craigslist.org) ART Vancouver) |
| посмотрим, как будут развиваться события | we will see how it goes (We just bought a new weed killer. We will try it for a bit and see how it goes. ART Vancouver) |
| радость была недолгой | the/one's joy was short-lived (Юрий Гомон) |
| раньше было | there used to be (There used to be a bunch of cabins down below the cut – had many a great party at one in particular. Long gone now. (Reddit) -- Раньше там были избушки ART Vancouver) |
| стало быть | which means (ART Vancouver) |
| так было не всегда | it wasn't always this way (It wasn’t always this way. ART Vancouver) |
| так было не всегда | that wasn't always the case (This is the common conception of an alien around most of the world. Or at least, it has been for the last 40 years. But that wasn't always the case. -- Но так было не всегда. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| так и есть | it really is ('My overall impression of CBC has always been that it is a liberal propaganda tool.' 'It really is.' (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| так оно и есть | it really is ('My overall impression of CBC has always been that it is a liberal propaganda tool.' 'It really is.' (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| усилия были вознаграждены | efforts were rewarded (In subsequent years, speculation surrounding the strange disappearance of the weathervane swirled in large part thanks to the work of historian Michel Sabatery, who often wrote about the odd tale. His efforts to keep the story alive were rewarded this past November when he received an unexpected package containing the stolen piece. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| что будет дальше? | what next, I wonder? |
| что может быть лучше | what could be better (Юрий Гомон) |
| что может быть лучше | what can be better (Юрий Гомон) |
| это была авантюра | it was a reckless scheme (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| это была авантюра | it was a crazy scheme (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| это была авантюра | it was a reckless attempt (предложено Палажченко П.Р. Leonid Dzhepko) |
| это было к лучшему | it was for the best (A third brother—Vasco Anes Corte-Real—was willing to launch a second search party to recover his lost siblings, but the king of Portugal denied his request. Based on the family’s track record, it was probably for the best. -- возможно, это было к лучшему / пожалуй, так было лучше mentalfloss.com ART Vancouver) |
| этому не суждено было сбыться | it wasn't meant to be (So, I returned to the Marine Corps, and did my best to disappear into obscurity. It wasn’t meant to be. Within a few months of my new assignment, I was visited by a CIA team, who briefed me on growing concerns that Iraq was hiding weapons and seeking my advice on how they should go about organizing to uncover evidence of their existence. swentr.site ART Vancouver) |
