| English | Russian |
| a girl thinks more of “looking nice” than a boy does | девушки больше думают о своей внешности, чем молодые люди |
| a girl thinks more of “looking nice” than a boy does | девушки больше заботятся о своей внешности, чем молодые люди |
| a nice bit of furniture | красивый предмет мебели |
| a nice bit of money | немало денег |
| a nice kettle of fish | запутанное и неприятное положение |
| a nice kettle of fish! | весёленькое дело! |
| a nice kettle of fish | неразбериха |
| a nice kettle of fish | хорошенькое дело! |
| a nice kettle of fish | весёленькая история! |
| a nice little piece of furniture | приятная девица |
| a nice mess you've made of it | вы всё испортили |
| a nice state of affairs | хорошенькое дельце! |
| a nice state of affairs! | хорошенькое дело! |
| a nice sum of money was put away | была накоплена кругленькая сумма (де́нег) |
| a nice sum of money was put away | была отложена кругленькая сумма (де́нег) |
| a real nice area of the city | очень хороший район (города • It's a real nice area of the city, with cobbled streets, right near the waterfront. ART Vancouver) |
| cloth of a nice texture | тонкое полотно |
| have a nice turn of phrase | уметь хорошо излагать свои мысли (Bullfinch) |
| how nice of you to come! | как мило, что вы пришли |
| I met a nice bit of stuff yesterday | Вчера я познакомился с такой девушкой (Taras) |
| it is nice of her | мило с её стороны |
| it is nice of you | очень мило с вашей стороны |
| it is nice of you | очень любезно с вашей стороны |
| it is nice of you | это любезно с вашей стороны |
| it is nice of you | мило с вашей стороны |
| it is terribly nice of you | ужасно мило с вашей стороны (или кратко: terribly nice of you) |
| it was very nice of you! | очень мило с вашей стороны! |
| it's really nice of you to worry about me | очень любезно с вашей стороны беспокоиться обо мне |
| it's very nice of you | это очень мило с вашей стороны |
| it's very nice of you | очень мило с вашей стороны |
| make a nice piece of jack | огрести кругленькую сумму |
| mighty nice of you | очень любезно с вашей стороны (Interex) |
| nice of | мило с чьей-то стороны (sb.) |
| nice shade of meaning | тонкий оттенок значения |
| nice shade of meaning | тонкий смысловой оттенок (Anglophile) |
| one of the nicest problems for a man to solve | одна из труднейших задач, которые приходилось решать человеку (Comment by Liv Bliss: note that today "nice" is generally taken to mean "pleasant," not difficult or demanding • Not obvious or readily apprehended; difficult to decide or settle; demanding close consideration or thought; †intricate. – 1513 Douglas Æneis iii. Prol. 14 Nyce laborynth, quhar Mynotaur the bull Was kepit. 1581 G. Pettie tr. Guazzo's Civ. Conv. i. (1586) 19 The finer wit a man is of, the more he beateth it‥about nice and intricate pointes. 1649 Jer. Taylor Gt. Exemp. iii. Sect. xiv. 51 The way to destruction is broad and plausible, the way to heaven nice and austere. 1689 Popple tr. Locke's 1st Let. Toleration L.'s Wks. 1727 II. 233 Opinions‥about nice and intricate Matters that exceed the Capacity of ordinary Understandings. 1759 Robertson Hist. Scot. I. 175 It was the work but of one day to examine and to resolve this nice problem. 1789 Belsham Ess. I. vii. 134 It becomes a very nice and curious question indeed. 1847–9 Helps Friends in C. (1851) I. 21 One of the nicest problems for a man to solve. 1885 Manch. Exam. 3 June 5/1 Whether the agreement was actually violated is a question involving several nice points.  oed.com) |
| she is the nicest sort of person | она милейший человек |
| terribly nice of you | ужасно мило с вашей стороны |
| terribly nice of you | очень мило с вашей стороны |
| that's a nice kettle of fish! | хорошенькое дело! (Interex) |
| that's a nice kettle of fish! | вот так номер! (Interex) |
| that's a nice way of talking | вот так сказал! |
| the men of nice palates | имеющие тонкий вкус |
| this is very nice of you | это с вашей стороны очень мило |
| this is very nice of you | это с вашей стороны очень любезно |
| with a nice view of | с красивым видом на (It is a room with a nice view on the park (instead of "of the park"). – sciepub.com dimock) |
| with a nice view of | с прекрасным видом на (It is a room with a nice view on the park (instead of "of the park"). – sciepub.com dimock) |