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| без какой бы то ни было необходимости | unnecessarily (Patrick Condon, a professor at UBC’s School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, is one of the 22 experts asking Vancouver city council to rethink the project. “Replacing high density with another form of high density at the expense of people losing their homes doesn’t fix the problem.” He adds vulnerable people, including seniors and low-income individuals, will be affected by the plan. Even with tenant protections, he explains, tenants will be required to leave their already established homes.
“You have three years away from your home, and then you go into a home that is different, less all your neighbors are not there anymore. That’s very disruptive, unnecessarily so,” Condon shared. (vancouver.citynews.ca) -- без какой бы то ни было на то необходимости ART Vancouver) |
| во что бы то ни стало | hell-bent on (determined to achieve something at all costs (Oxford Dictionary) • "Please -- before you kill someone -- slow down!! Look all ways to see for pedestrians!!! You are going to kill someone!" "Seems looking around or even caring if the traffic light is red, is just too much trouble for the driver hell-bent on going as fast as possible from A to B." (Twitter) 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) |
| 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) |
| об этом ни гугу | not a peep (from sb. – от кого-л. • 22m illegals came into country in last 4 years. Yesterday 1.2m were identified as receiving disability, medicare, and a host of other benefits. Not a peep from the Dems. It’s our money. (Twitter) • ... об этом по телевизору и по радио ни гугу (из рус. источников) ART Vancouver) |
| самое большое убожище, которое встречалось ему когда бы то ни было в жизни | the most flawed person he's ever known (CNN, 2020 • Former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, has told friends that President Donald Trump is the most flawed person he's ever known. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| самое большое убожище, которое встречалось мне когда бы то ни было в жизни | the most flawed person I have ever met in my life (CNN, 2020 • "The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it's more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life," the retired Marine general has told friends. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| 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) |