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как бы ниstresses
gen. no matter how; ever so; however much (However much they are provoked, then, the new members of the Kiev government must tread carefully. 4uzhoj); howsoever; thank you ever so much; as; much as; never so; as much as (even though; despite the fact that: As much as I dislike him, I still voted for him. • They were right, though, because as much as I wanted the job, I was too inexperienced to become a head coach at a school like Howard College. • As much as "location, location, location" remains the number one mantra in the real-estate game, presentation can't be underestimated when it comes to holding a successful open house.); in whatever way; howe'er; as if; though ... as someding is or does (The word 'blog', though stupid as it sounds, has caught with pop culture to such an extreme that it would be impossible to change – слово "блог", как бы глупо оно ни звучало.. • I hate when people touch my neck, and though funny as it may seem, it actually really pisses me off – я ненавижу, когда к моей шее прикасаются и, как бы смешно это ни казалось, меня это буквально бесит • Тhe debt – large though it may be – must be placed within a broader political framework for development cooperation – Долг, как бы он ни был велик, должен рассматриваться в более широком аспекте политического сотрудничества в сфере развития Баян); as it is (adj.+as+(pro)noun+verb to be / adv.+as+(pro)noun+verb; Good as the MD16's sounds are in their native form, one area where this machine really scores is in its extensive sound-shaping abilities – как бы хороши ни были саунды MD16 в их оригинальной версии, чем эта машина особенно отличается, так это широкими возможностями по преобразованию звука Баян); whatever; whichever; for all (Баян); however (в знач. "как бы ни": However hard he tried, he could not control his feelings.)
как бы ни...
gen. ever so
как бы ни: 181 phrases in 19 subjects
American usage, not spelling9
British usage, not spelling1
Cliche / convention2
Diplomacy3
Economy1
General117
Idiomatic4
Informal17
Insurance1
Law1
Literature1
Makarov14
Mass media1
Mathematics3
Obsolete / dated1
Politics1
Proverb2
Scientific1
Stylistics1