| English | Russian |
| about such matters it is useless to speculate, what we need is exact knowledge | в таких вопросах бесполезно заниматься домыслами, нужно точно знать факты |
| it is futile to speculate about this | об этом бесполезно спорить |
| it's futile to speculate about what might have been | Бессмысленно рассуждать о том, что могло произойти (Taras) |
| much-speculated | пресловутый (Tiny Tony) |
| one can only speculate | можно лишь предполагать (D Cassidy) |
| speculate about the possibility | предположить возможность (of – чего-л. • A caller named David reminisced about his father's service with the Airborne Rangers alongside Fred Rogers and Bob Ross. He shared a strange experience he had in Idaho Falls around 2008, when all radio stations were playing music from the 1920s or 1930s instead of their usual programming. David recalled hearing news broadcasts mentioning an atmospheric event and wondered if anyone else experienced it. Richard speculated about the possibility of a time slip or time dilation as a cause for the strange radio phenomenon David experienced. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| speculate as concerning the cause | строить догадки о (чего-либо) |
| speculate as to the cause of | строить предположения о причине |
| speculate concerning the future | размышлять о будущем |
| speculate hazily | тупо размышлять (Interex) |
| speculate in | барышничать |
| speculate in shares | спекулировать акциями |
| speculate on | размышлять о (чем-либо) |
| speculate on | обдумывать (что-либо) |
| speculate on the Stock Exchange | играть на бирже |
| we are left to merely wonder and speculate | можно только гадать (We are left to merely wonder and speculate as to what happened to this little boy and how he managed to so fully vanish in such a short time in full view of so many, and hope it doesn't happen to any of us. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| we can merely speculate | можно только гадать (Did she run away, was it foul play or what? We can merely speculate. ART Vancouver) |