| Russian | English |
| говорить об обратном | denote the opposite (также *suggest otherwise* • It is ironic that they purport to have a solid moral compass when their actions denote the opposite. – их действия говорят об обратном • The police ruled Theresa's death an accidental drowning and showed little interest in further investigation, Clapper said, noting inconsistencies and evidence suggesting otherwise. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| можно говорить сколько угодно, что | it's all very well to say that (It's all very well to say that the Metro Government is out of control but so are the individual municipalities. Who has the power to rein them in? Right now they have no financial constraints to speak of, they write their own paycheques, they offer ridiculously high salaries to barely competent place holders with no review system in place. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| не о чем говорить | non-story (о новости, не заслуживающей поднятой шумихи • "There can be a debate as to if it is wise to send the contract to China versus another country, but we'll have to wait and see what was BC Ferries' reasoning and thought process here." "The shipyard has also built the ship Ala'suinu for Marine Atlantic Ferries, a federal crown corp, just last year. She runs between NS and NL. This is such a non-story." (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| он умел говорить хорошие слова | he was soft of tongue |
| они так говорят в силу своего невежества | they have spoken from the position of ignorance (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| что вы такое говорите? | what are you talking about? (*возмущённая реакция • "It was equal and democratic, the city people voted for the NDP, which means they are in sync with UNDRIP, this IS what you wanted." "What are you talking about? The BC Liberals sold the Jericho Lands in 2016, because their developer donors told them to, so that the developers could partner up with the new First Nations owners and profit from this otherwise off-limits area." (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |