| Russian | English |
| в чём дело? | what's the trouble? (букв.: что вас беспокоит) |
| вникать в суть дела | get your arms around it (Interex) |
| всё дело в | it's all about ('The cost of rent in Edmonton is nearly $1,400 cheaper than in Vancouver.' 'That's because no one wants to live in Edmonton, it's all about supply and demand. Have you been to Edmonton in February? A $1,400 discount doesn't seem like enough...' ART Vancouver) |
| всё дело в | the issue is (The issue is immigration. It is destroying Canada's residential architecture, traditions and way of living, all in the service of allowing diaspora populations to live in Canada. ART Vancouver) |
| дело даже не в | it's not so much (чём-л., а в чём-то другом: It's not so much the road conditions on a snow day that's dangerous, it's more so the utter insane interpretation of Newtonian laws of physics of too many drivers who can't believe their car on balding all-season tires is undriveable. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| дело не в | ... isn't the point ("Don't you trust me?" "Trust isn't the point, people can have infections without realising it." ART Vancouver) |
| держите меня в курсе дел | keep me informed |
| если это в самом деле так | should that be the case (Although the origins of the doll appear to be shrouded in mystery, one business owner in Lucinda claims that the 'little girl' and her swing were created by a local couple as something of an art installation with the goal of adding some color to the community. Should that be the case, their mission has proven to be a strange success as the town has now become infamous for being the home of a haunted doll that curses anyone who dares go near it. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| и в самом деле | and sure enough (And sure enough, the key was in the bottom drawer. ART Vancouver) |
| и в самом деле | sure enough (When I left the house earlier and got to West Broadway it was both sunny & raining and I thought this is rainbow weather. Sure enough -- then it appeared! (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| именно так обстоят дела в | that's also the case with (He believes there is nothing wrong with having a lot of urban buildings looking similar, noting that’s also the case with the six-storey apartment blocks of Paris. ART Vancouver) |
| не в этом дело | that is not the point (That is not the point. What I'm saying is that some bus drivers should not be on the road. I just saw a near-accident caused by a transit bus travelling in the right turn lane and blowing straight through the intersection. The guy turning left was almost T-boned. ART Vancouver) |
| не лезть не в свои дела | mind one's own business (After witnessing the large-scale corruption around him, Hicks went to his sergeant about the matter. "He told me to mind my business... so I took it to the lieutenant," Hicks disclosed, adding the lieutenant essentially ignored him and told him they were going to put him back in a detention role.  coasttocoastam.com 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) |
| непонятно, в чём тут дело | this doesn't make sense (you say this when you can't solve a problem ART Vancouver) |
