| Russian | English |
| ведь я вам говорил | I told you so |
| говорил я себе | I'd tell myself (при передаче косвенной речи: You are so petty, I'd tell myself, with your sparkling surfaces and White Company candles, these people have lost so much. – Ты такая придирчивая, говорила я себе dailymail.co.uk ART Vancouver) |
| Говорите ли вы по-английски? | do you speak English? |
| говорите по существу | keep to the point |
| говорить как мужчина с мужчиной | talk man-to-man (igisheva) |
| говорить не приходится | no ... to speak of (о чём-л.; с отрицанием: Fortunately, there was no structural damage to the overpass or debris to speak of. (CityNews 1130) ART Vancouver) |
| говорят, что | it is said that (It's said that the heritage 1911 Century House bank building on Richards Street has a resident ghost – or a few. • An extreme windstorm took place back in 1743. It is said that it caused the collapse of the Dreaghmuir bridge with carriages and pedestrians, no one survived in the icy waters beneath. ART Vancouver) |
| излишне говорить, что | needless to say that (ART Vancouver) |
| мне об этом постоянно говорят | I get that all the time ("You're really tall!" "Yeah, I get that all the time." ART Vancouver) |
| не говори ерунду! | don't talk such nonsense! (ART Vancouver) |
| это говорит о многом | that speaks volumes (You have no idea how many of your neighbours are talking about your incredibly unkept yard, please do something about it! Your dandelions could be addressed in as little as a half an hour, with a tiny bit of effort and a weed puller. It really is not a big job for you to take on! If you can't then that speaks volumes!! Your good neighbour. ART Vancouver) |
| это о многом говорит | that speaks volumes (You have no idea how many of your neighbours are talking about your incredibly unkept yard, please do something about it! Your dandelions could be addressed in as little as a half an hour, with a tiny bit of effort and a weed puller. It really is not a big job for you to take on! If you can't then that speaks volumes!! Your good neighbour. ART Vancouver) |
