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| chalk something up to | объяснять (чем-либо // example provided by ART Vancouver: As one might expect, UFO enthusiasts contend that the object is not of human origin and, thus, is some kind of alien vehicle. (...) Skeptics, no doubt, will chalk the event up to a technical error or celestial misidentification. VLZ_58) |
| chalk sth. up to | списать на (She doesn't even bother to say thank you, but I just chalk it up to bad manners and try not to let it bother me. • Woods reportedly had been more quiet than usual that day, which most just chalked up to tiredness. • Вроде и на «плохую погоду» не списать — дороги сухие, снега толком не было, а тем не менее горожане долго не могли добраться до пунктов назначения. (sevastopol.su)  mysteriousuniverse.org ART Vancouver) |
| chalk sth. up to | отнести на счёт (Отнести за счет (или на счет) кого-чего — усмотреть причину чего-л. в ком-л. или чём-л.: "As one might expect, UFO enthusiasts contend that the object is not of human origin and, thus, is some kind of alien vehicle. (...) Skeptics, no doubt, will chalk the event up to a technical error or celestial misidentification." – скептики спишут на неполадки / отнесут за счёт неполадок (www.coasttocoastam.com) • A sound enough explanation. However, to some, the official explanation didn’t add up. Not least why he was traveling so fast while descending in the first place. While the military chalked this up to experience or lack thereof on Barlow’s part, it was an aspect of the case, like many others, that niggled at the minds of many UFO researchers. (ufoinsight.com) ART Vancouver) |
| chalk something up to | относить на счёт (чего-либо VLZ_58) |
| chalk something up to | списывать на (Tanya Gesse) |
