Terms for subject Disapproving containing не ... не | all forms
| Russian | English |
| а не жирно тебе будет? | that would be too good for you! |
| без выгоды для себя ничего не сделает | axe-grinder |
| вас не касается | is none of your business ("How other people use their home is none of your business." "“Investment vehicle” not a home any longer." "How do you know it is investment? Even if it is, it is still their own decision." (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| видеть тебя-его не могу! | I can't stand the sight of you-him! (ART Vancouver) |
| вообще не нужно было делать что-л. | should never have been done in the first place ("The Bank of Canada has lowered interest rates by 0.50% to 3.75%, I think that signals a bit of a panic that the Canadian economy is weak and needs a boost." "The rates should never have been raised in the first place. BOC panicked, not understanding that inflation was due to supply chain problems." (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| выражения, не соответствующие стилю речи | sensational language (напр., официального объявления, сопровождаемые восклицательными знаками и т.п.; см. пример  reddit.com ART Vancouver) |
| днём с огнём не найдёшь | scarcely in sight (или "не сыщешь" • With scarcely a cop in sight, no wonder we've got street crime at its highest in the downtown core. ART Vancouver) |
| заниматься не тем, чем нужно | priorities are screwed up (*one's* priorities • Their priorities are totally screwed up. – Они занимаются совсем не тем, чем нужно. ART Vancouver) |
| и в ус не дуть | take one's sweet time (Meanwhile my kids are crammed like sardines in an overcrowded elementary school while government officials take their sweet time. -- и в ус не дуют (Letter to Burnaby Now) ART Vancouver) |
| иначе как ... не назовёшь | nothing short of (used to give emphasis to a description • His recovery was nothing short of miraculous. dailymail.co.uk • That treatment is nothing short of torture! • His behavior was nothing short of criminal. • This is nothing short of outrageous and a new low, even by Faroe standards. ART Vancouver) |
| как бы не так! | my backside (Reconciliation my backside. Just another transparent attempt to line the pockets of band council members who always make out like bandits. vancouversun.com ART Vancouver) |
| каких свет не видывал | beyond belief (выражает возмущение • The level of corruption is beyond belief. Developers getting loans with taxpayers’ money to pave the way for the full scale destruction of neighborhoods. The de-zoning of the entire province? WFT is the government thinking? Changing the density WILL not bring prices down. The only thing it is and will accomplish is filling the pockets developers and of all levels of government. (cityhallwatch.wordpress.com) ART Vancouver) |
| нам совершенно не нужна | the last thing we need is (The Green party platform, released Oct. 1st, 2024, is bat shit crazy. Doubling property taxes, drug injection sites in every hospital, government expanding the free drugs program to include all types of drugs. The last thing we need is another government legalized open drug use policy, where drug users are openly smoking meth in hospital corridors outside the maternity ward again. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| не ахти какой | not much of a (MichaelBurov) |
| не Бог весть какой | not much of a (MichaelBurov) |
| не вижу смысла делать что-л. | it doesn't really make sense + infinitive (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| не знает границ | knows no bounds (The arrogance of these “scientists” knows no bounds. What next will they try, in their desperation to secure “funding”? telegraph.co.uk ART Vancouver) |
| не знаешь, чего ждать | you just never know (Whatever happened to the Starbucks Stabber? Like so many who live downtown I was shocked to hear about the man who was stabbed and killed by Inderdeep Singh Gosal at the Starbucks on Granville and Dunsmuir. There was a lot of press when Gosal went to trial in April for 2nd degree murder but there was a publication ban. Does anyone know what the outcome was? I'd like to believe he is safely behind bars but with our justice system you just never know. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| не знаю что | I don't know what (здесь "что" – сущ. (не союз, не частица); нечто плохое; нечто плохо сделанное • It's I don't know what MichaelBurov) |
| не знающий ничего | book-learned |
| не иметь никакого веса | have zero leverage (Trump could do something to guarantee the integrity of elections in the United States and abroad. It's in the interests of the United States to ensure that elections in allied nations are fair and truthful. He's on his second term, has the House, Senate, and Supreme Court. He really can push through a lot of legislation quite easily, and any challenges will be met by a semi-friendly Supreme Court. The United States is extremely powerful, and only a coalition of European nations could match its power. He can make Canada do whatever he needs. We have zero political, economic, or military leverage. We're essentially a US colony with less rights and higher taxes. Britain has no strategic power here anymore. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| не место | not fit (*глагол в отриц. форме • The residents stand up united on this: the prison clearly doesn't fit in this family neighbourhood. ART Vancouver) |
| не обязан | shouldn't have to (выражая неудовольствие; + verb • If you want to smoke in your own home, that's perfectly fine. But other people shouldn't have to breathe in your smoke while they're trying to enjoy a meal at a restaurant. -- другие не обязаны phrasemix.com ART Vancouver) |
| не остановить | be on a roll (вариант требует замены безличной конструкции личной • So the District has rejected the Darcy Road subdivision proposal. Another rejection... they're on a roll! The $215-million parcel would have been used by a variety of businesses – a film production company, an e-commerce business, a badly needed daycare, and a craft brewery. The reasons cited by Council are pure nonsense! – Их не остановить, просто разгулялись! ART Vancouver) |
| не от мира сего | nerd (Stormy) |
| не отличающийся строгостью | loose (Between 2011 and 2016, foreigner buyers played an outsize role in some real estate markets, notably including West Vancouver, which became popular with affluent purchasers from China. At that time, loose lending rules governing foreigners meant it was often easier to get a loan as a foreign student with assets than it was as a Canadian seeking a mortgage, said Yan. (nsnews.com) ART Vancouver) |
| не очень хорошо делать что-л. | not really do a very good job of (+ gerund ART Vancouver) |
| не привести ни к чему хорошему | not work out very well (*usu. in the past* • Politicians have their blinders on constantly. They don't want to see the drugs problem. Yes, Granville, and downtown isn't working, because there's too much supportive housing and too many DRUGS. Kennedy Stewart's purchase of downtown hotels to house drug addicts during Covid didn't work out very well. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| не приносить пользы | do no favour (*напр., своим поведением • "... Likewise, President Zeleskyy is doing his Country no favors by talking the way he does. Everything out of his mouth causes problems, I don't like it, and it better stop." (Donald J. Trump) ART Vancouver) |
| не просыхать | drink like a fish (беспробудно пить igisheva) |
| не просыхать | drink like a goldfish (беспробудно пить igisheva) |
| не проявить особого интереса к | show little interest in (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) |
| не следить | neglect (за состоянием чего-л. • Residents who live along East 62nd Avenue say while the city periodically sends out crews to patch up the holes, the problem has persisted for years. The potholes get particularly bad after it rains or snows as water pools on the road due to poor drainage. Barry Wilks said he sent a lengthy complaint to the city last year, but it elicited “no real response.” “It looks like it’s totally been neglected. I don’t know if it’s the worst in the city, but it certainly needs some attention.” -- городские власти совершенно не следят за состоянием дороги (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| не слишком | not much of a (MichaelBurov) |
| не соображать | not have any sense (Don't they have any sense? – Они там что – ничего не соображают? ART Vancouver) |
| не тем заниматься | have one's priorities wrong (They have their priorities wrong, they should be spending that money on something else. – совсем не тем занимаются ART Vancouver) |
| не тем заниматься | have one's priorities mixed up (I think they've got their priorities mixed up. – Мне кажется, они не тем (делом) занимаются. ART Vancouver) |
| не то слово | is no word for it ("Ridiculous" is no word for it, as far as I'm concerned. I would call it criminal. ART Vancouver) |
| не торопиться | take one's sweet time (Taras) |
| не украшает | visual eyesore (о здании, некоем сооружении и пр. • District of Green Bay council voted 5-1 Monday night to approve the wall being built on a waterfront property at 368 Begby Ave. to protect the property from storm surges and the impacts of sea level rise. The wall – which will be built nine feet taller than is currently allowed – attracted significant controversy over the past month, with some members of the public arguing that the wall will be a visual eyesore and set a precedent for other waterfront property owners to build tall walls next to the Seawalk. ART Vancouver) |
| ни словом не обмолвиться о | fail to mention (He failed to mention that he was divorced. – Он ни словом не обмолвился о том, что он в разводе. ART Vancouver) |
| никуда не годится | sucks (The cell service sucks in Eastwood. Wish someone had told me before I moved here. • Boy, this service stinks! – Ну и обслуживание здесь – никуда не годится! ART Vancouver) |
| ничего не соображать | not have a clue (ART Vancouver) |
| ничего не соображать | be out to lunch (*часто о результатах работы кого-л., неудовлетворительном состоянии дел ART Vancouver) |
| ничему не научились | didn't learn any lessons (COVID hospitalizations at highest level since January. – "Lots of people still going into the office while sick." "People didn't learn any lessons if they're sick. Stay home from work or school if you're ill, if not then wear a mask in public. Wash your hands after using the washroom. Wear gloves if you work in food service, etc. I could go on. It seems the pandemic didn't teach people anything about proper hygiene practices and general safety/consideration for others." "I run a small office. I BEG people to stay home when they’re sick. They can work from home! They have sick days! They have flex days! They’re going to be paid pretty much regardless. I’m still having to send people home who decided to come in while sick. I honestly don’t get it." (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| овчинка выделки не стоит | it doesn't really make sense + infinitive (“We’re still growing in Surrey by 1,200 to 1,400 people a month, in the Metro Vancouver region we’re expecting another 1.3 million people — it doesn’t really make sense to replace a four-lane bridge with another four-lane bridge,” SBoT president and CEO Anita Huberman told Global News. globalnews.ca ART Vancouver) |
| особо не спешить | take one's sweet time (Taras) |
| разве ... не ... ? | shouldn't ...? (usually critical • Shouldn't it be their job to know? -- Разве в их обязанности не входить быть в курсе? • Shouldn't he be at work at this time? -- Разве ему не нужно быть в это время на работе? • Shouldn't you be at school, kid? -- Разве тебе не нужно в школу, малыш? • Shouldn't you be sleeping right now? -- Тебе не пора в постель? ART Vancouver) |
| совсем не то, что | it's not the same (Mmmm... Not bad, but it's not the same without the sauce. – Неплохо, но совсем не то, что под соусом. ART Vancouver) |
| так дела не делаются | this isn't the way to do it (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| так дело не пойдёт | It won't do. It just won't do. (ART Vancouver) |
| так не годится | it won't do (ART Vancouver) |
| так не должно быть | it shouldn't be this way (One time this past summer my wife and I were on a patio and one homeless man came over to ask for change, we told him we didn't have any (everyone is cashless for COVID) and he started berating us. Second presumably homeless man comes up and tells the first man to leave us alone, be nice to people, and gives him what money he has to leave us alone. It shouldn't be this way, but I appreciated the gesture for sure. reddit.com ART Vancouver) |
| так не должно быть | it doesn't have to be that way (ART Vancouver) |
| так это не делается | this isn't the way to do it (ART Vancouver) |
| у меня в голове не укладывается | is beyond me (The fact that someone dug this dirt up and you published it is beyond me! Especially when there were many other things you could have focused a story on. • What is it going to take for our government to take action on crime? I know David Eby wrote a book of "How to sue the police" but honestly. A war zone. Our economy is contracting per capita. Our productivity is falling. Private sector employment is lagging. The growth industry is in government. The only rising metrics are our deficit and drug deaths. How the NDP/Greens can still ignore this is beyond me. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| хуже не бывает | sucks (The cell service sucks in Eastwood. Wish someone had told me before I moved here. ART Vancouver) |
| хуже не придумаешь | talk about (осуждающе, об отрицательном явлении • "This is literally the kind of job that AI should never be trying to replace. A machine cannot critique art and never should, this is just simple parroting." "Man, talk about a decision that is morally bankrupt and freaking ghoulish." (gizmodo.com) ART Vancouver) |
| человек, не считающийся с мнением других | know-all |
| человек, не считающийся с мнением других | know-it-all |
| это делается не так | this isn't the way to do it (ART Vancouver) |
| это на вас не похоже | this is not like you (I sat up in bed, and pointed at him rather coldly with the teaspoon. ‘Jeeves,' I said, ‘I would be the last man to accuse you of dithering, but this is not like you. It is not the old form, Jeeves. You are losing your grip.' (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| это не делается с бухты-барахты | it's not something you do on a whim (This sounds incredibly stupid. It's not something you do on a whim. Сancelling the contract would likely cost a fortune, and put hundreds, even thousands out of work. Those services are essential and you can't just pull the plug and hope the public system can somehow instantly fill the gaps. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| это ни на что не похоже | this is getting ridiculous (возмущённо • This area is already turning away new students. The schools are full, and I'm assuming the utilities are also. City planning must be out to lunch. Brentwood is getting ridiculous. (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| это так не делается | this isn't the way to do it (ART Vancouver) |
| это уже не то | it's not the same (Mmmm... Not bad, but it's not the same without the sauce. – Неплохо, но без соуса это уже не то. ART Vancouver) |
| этого ещё не хватало! | indeed! (возмущённо • “How do you do, Mrs. Wigg,” said Jane politely. “Mrs. Wigg!” said the thin lady angrily. “How dare you call me Mrs. Wigg? No, thank you! I am plain Miss Persimmon and I am proud of it! Mrs. Wigg, indeed! Go upstairs and to the first door on the landing.” She seemed to be quite upset. -- Миссис Уигг, этого ещё не хватало! (Pamela Travers) ART Vancouver) |
| этого ещё не хватало! | this is really too much! |
| этого ещё не хватало! | that's the last straw! |
| этого ещё не хватало! | that is going too far! (that’s) |
| Я вам не... | I am not... (for you • Я вам не мальчик... • I'm not a boy for you... MichaelBurov) |
| Я не... | I am not... (for you • Я не ребёнок... • I'm not a kid for you... MichaelBurov) |
| я не выношу | I cannot tolerate or stand (There are certain people out there I cannot tolerate or stand. They put shame on everybody else but themselves and yet are the most disgusting of all. ART Vancouver) |
| я просто слов не нахожу | is just beyond words (от возмущения • When Smith discovered that Snowflake was missing she went through the video footage and was shocked by what she saw. “We couldn’t believe it,” she said. “They’re beloved family pets, and to have these boys break in and take them is just beyond words.” (nsnews.com) ART Vancouver) |
| я терпеть не могу | I cannot tolerate or stand (There are certain people out there I cannot tolerate or stand. They put shame on everybody else but themselves and yet are the most disgusting of all. ART Vancouver) |