what with this and that

[Aleganych]

Пожалуйста, помогите перевести. ''what with this and that'' Выражение встречается в следующем контексте:Заранее спасибо

[Linch]

Мне контекст не виден. Компьютер не тянет.:(

[натрикс]

was mit diesem und jenem (?)

[mikhailS]

-- Вас махен зи? Вас волен зи от бедного ̶п̶о̶с̶е̶т̶и̶т̶е̶л̶я̶ вопрощающего (?) :-)

[johnstephenson]

Aleganych: Each time you post a question here, you need to explain what the CONTEXT of the word/phrase is -- ie,

* state the SOURCE the word/phrase is taken from,
* say what the SUBJECT MATTER of the text/paragraph/document is, and
* show on-screen the PARAGRAPH your word/phrase is taken from

if you want other MT users to help you. 'Заранее спасибо' isn't context.

[Linch]

John, presumably the context is there, but not all of us can see it. I can't.

[Aleganych]

Lost context :
"When we say good-bye to our friends, we always hope to keep in touch. But, what with this and that, it's sometimes hard to do."

[Linch]

Когда мы прощаемся с друзьями, мы всегда надеемся, что будем поддерживать связь. Однако, в силу различных жизненных обстоятельств, это не всегда осуществимо.

[Erdferkel]

напр., в круговерти будней

[Aleganych]

Спасибо!

[Jannywolf]

Aleganych, небольшой совет:
Вы контекст в следующий раз без кавычек приводите,
чтобы он сразу отобразился в запросе.

[00002]

what with this and that – for a variety of reasons

what with – used to ​talk about the ​reasons for a ​particular ​situation, ​especially a ​bad or ​difficult ​situation:
I'm very ​tired, what with ​travelling all ​day ​yesterday and having a ​disturbed ​night.
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/what-with

[Aleganych]

Jannywolf, понял, спасибо.

[johnstephenson]

There's also 'What with one thing and another', which is also a set expression and means the same thing (in fact it's more common than 'What with this and that'). They're used mainly in spoken English. Similarly,
* 'What with my husband dying, I've not had time to deal with my mail'
* 'What with my car crash, I've not been able to get to work'
etc.
Don't ask me why they all have 'What' at the beginning, though....

[wow2]

i suppose in those cases
what with ~= what [has everything to do] with

[johnstephenson]

Could be. Or maybe '[given] what [has happened] with ....'. I'm just guessing, really. Who knows....

[tumanov]

.. и иногда, то то, то это, ...