gen. | such as it is | какой-никакой (You take me, for instance. I don't say I've got much of a soul, but, such as it is, I'm perfectly satisfied with the little chap. I don't want people fooling about with it. ‘Leave it alone,' I say. ‘Don't touch it. I like it the way it is.' (P.G. Wodehouse) – какая-никакая, она вполне меня устраивает ART Vancouver) |