Terms for subject Cliche / convention containing то... то | all forms
| Russian | English |
| а вам-то что за дело? | what do you care? ("Too many people who don’t belong here, foreign born.... Hong Kong, India, China, Iran, Taiwan, Korea, Africa..... and they keep coming. We were never asked." "What do you care where somebody is born?" ART Vancouver) |
| Благодарю Вас за то, что вы нашли время встретиться со мной на прошлой неделе в Париже | Thank you for your time in Paris last week |
| в каком-то смысле | in a way (In a way, this is all the result of mass-scale deployment of the cheapest, simplest available tech. — В каком-то смысле всё это – результат массового внедрения самых дешёвых и простых технологий.  theregister.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| в то же время | on the flip side of the coin (напр., о минусах, после перечисления плюсов Халеев) |
| в чём-то | in some things ("You fat crook! "Wade yelled at him. Dr. Verringer shook his head. "In some things, yes. Not in all. I am a mixed character like most people." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| в чём-то | in some ways ('How do you like Vancouver?' 'In some ways it's great, in others not so much. Gorgeous natural setting, stunning views. A lot of homelessness and crime, though.' ART Vancouver) |
| важно то, что | what matters is |
| вам-то какая разница? | what do you care? ("Too many people who don’t belong here, foreign born.... Hong Kong, India, China, Iran, Taiwan, Korea, Africa..... and they keep coming. We were never asked." "What do you care where somebody is born?" ART Vancouver) |
| вам-то что? | what do you care? ("Последнее время на улицах всё чаще стали замечать детей и подростков в кошачьих масках, имитирующих движения четверолапых. Замечен был и молодой человек с чайником на голове. У другого был надет огромный красный телефон." "Ну ходят и ходят, вам-то что?" (из рус. источников) ART Vancouver) |
| внушает оптимизм то, что | encouragingly (Encouragingly, the dense urban qualities of Downtown East have influenced the International Village, a mixed-use project being built on former railway land east of the Sun Tower, which will bring new residents and businesses into the area. (Robin Ward) ART Vancouver) |
| вот, в общем-то, и всё | that's about it (Leave a few lights on and make sure you pick up the paper every morning. That's about it. ART Vancouver) |
| где-то посередине между | along the continuum between (olyanick) |
| если будут какие-то проблемы | if there are any issues (If there are any issues, please call the property manager or knock next door at my sister's house. ART Vancouver) |
| если будут какие-то проблемы | if any issues arise (We will be out of town until June 20. My mother-in-law will be around house sitting and dog sitting while we are gone. If any issues arise, please contact my brother Antonio. ART Vancouver) |
| если кто-то не в курсе | in case anyone was wondering (This is the original post in case anyone was wondering. ART Vancouver) |
| если нет особой на то причины | unless you have a very specific reason (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| если ты за что-то берёшься, ты должен довести дело до конца | if you take something on, you ought to do a thorough job of it (per Michele A. Berdy Leonid Dzhepko) |
| если ты себя будешь плохо вести, то тебе придётся не сладко | if you don't behave I'll come down on you with a heavy hand (Leonid Dzhepko) |
| если уж на то пошло | just for the sake of argument ("Not sure what can be done to stop the Pacific Ocean." "If you can fill in a sandbar with material you dredged up from False Creek to pull it out of the ocean in the first place, you can do it again to make it a little taller so the ocean doesn't take it back." "Just for the sake of argument, they could build a lock at the mouth of False Creek since it's not that wide in the grand scheme of things." "It's impractical and stupid. The plan will be to build an extended, higher seawall that funds itself by reclaiming a strip of new waterfront land that can be sold to fund the construction." (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| если учесть то, что | considering that (This seems ludicrous considering that there were three additional witnesses who were present to confirm the reality of the flying saucer whizzing around the hospital. mysteriousuniverse.org, mysteriousuniverse.org • On this day, the cadets, named William Laing, Michael Crowley and Ray Baker, had the objective to simply to follow a route through the scenic area, observe several assigned locations, map a route to a waypoint, make notes of what they found, and then return to report to their superiors. Considering that it was a clear, sunny day, it was more or less a pleasant walk through the picturesque countryside, and at first that’s precisely what it was, but things were about to take a turn into the weird. ART Vancouver) |
| иметь уверенность в знании чего-то сложного | get your arms around (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| как бы то ни было | whatever the case may be (However, despite the fact that the tale of Ong’s Hat is mostly regarded as fiction and urban legend, there are still those who think that it is in fact a reality, or at least based on reality, that has perhaps been made to merely look like a hoax to protect those behind its release to the public or to keep people from actually believing any of it. Whatever the case may be, it is certainly a weird story, and Ong’s Hat continues to fuel conspiracy theories and is occasionally brought up as a potentially real case of interdimensional travel. (mysteriousuniverse.org) ART Vancouver) |
| как бы то ни было | be that as it may (... Well, be that as it may, I'm not about to sign this. • Suggesting that the strange saga of the mystery monoliths is far from over, a third such object has now been found atop a mountain in California. As with the previous pair of found objects, the origin and purpose of the California piece are unknown. Be that as it may, the discovery of a third monolith has, understandably, led to speculation that the objects are part of a some kind of marketing stunt. (coasttocoastam.com) • ... Unfortunately, the sighting was rather fleeting and the remote road had no streetlights, so the woman did not get a better glimpse of the figure beyond its unusual size and shape. Be that as it may, she mused that it was unlike anything she had ever seen in her over 50 years of living on the property. (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| как бы то ни было | whatever the case (*вводная фраза ART Vancouver) |
| как бы то ни было | that said (Should the second scenario be the case, their determination is admirable, since returning to the proverbial scene of the crop crime is a rather risky gambit. That said, whether they were aliens from another world or humans with boards and rope, they somehow managed to complete the formation without anyone catching them. coasttocoastam.com ART Vancouver) |
| какая-то ерунда | this doesn't make sense (you say this when you can't solve a problem ART Vancouver) |
| каким-то чудом | by some miracle ("By all the rules you ought to be the same sort of shallow spoiled promiscuous brat your sister was. By some miracle you're not. You've got all the honesty and a large part of the guts in your family. You don't need anyone to be kind to you." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| какое-то время | in awhile ("If you see these people, offer them a job and see what they say." "I tried to give a shirtless panhandler my jacket and he told me to f*ck off. Haven’t seen him in awhile but I think a lot of locals know who I’m talking about. I’ve seen people finish their panhandling shifts and were picked up in nice vehicles." -- Я уже какое-то время его не вижу (Reddit) ART Vancouver) |
| какое-то время | for awhile (A feeling, coming through in real words, popped into my head: “That would be a bad idea.” I stopped where I was, taken by surprise. Then, I thought something back along these lines: “Okay. I’ll leave you alone if you leave me alone.” The movement stopped and I stood there for awhile, listening hard. -- я стоял какое-то время, прислушиваясь (vashonloop.com) • I think I'll stay with Hiroshi and Julia for a while. –- какое-то время поживу у … • I think I'll try a different toothpaste for a while. -- какое-то время буду пользоваться ... ART Vancouver) |
| кто как обзывается, тот так и называется! | I'm rubber and you're glue! Bad names bounce off me and stick to you! (букв.: Whatever name you call someone is what you yourself are called. What's in a Name? // MN, 19 June 2009 by Michele A. Berdy Leonid Dzhepko) |
| мне почему-то казалось, что | for some reason I thought ("Do you know if dredging Beaver Lake is still on the table?" "For some reason I thought they did that already in 2013/2014 but I guess not?" (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |
| намного превышая то, что мы способны сделать самостоятельно | well beyond what we are capable of doing on our own (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| не менее важно то, что | equally as important (“Investors tend to drive up condo prices beyond what they would be in a more balanced market because of their better access to capital than end users,” says Pasalis, noting that global access to wealth, credit and leverage for some is almost limitless. “Equally as important, investors have come to shape the projects that developers build — small units that offer the highest returns.” (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| не то, чтобы | it's less that (theguardian.com Alex_Odeychuk) |
| нельзя отрицать тот факт, что | there is no gainsaying that (grafleonov) |
| особенно если учесть то, что | especially given that (ART Vancouver) |
| особенно ужасает то, что нельзя сказать | what's terrifying is that there's no way to tell (What’s terrifying is that there’s no way to tell if the war is nearing its end or if we’re even halfway through it at least. — Особенно ужасает то, что нельзя сказать, близится ли война к концу или мы хотя бы на полпути к концу войны. Alex_Odeychuk) |
| особенно ужасает то, что нельзя сказать | what's terrifying there's no saying (Alex_Odeychuk) |
| самое главное -- это то, что | the main thing is (Cheer up, Jill. It's not the end of the world. I know your daughter's happiness is your only concern. The main thing is Jacqueline's happy. ART Vancouver) |
| странно то, что | the odd thing is (When B.C. Assessment lists the addresses of the 10 most expensive properties in B.C., the media routinely report Wilson is top dog. The odd thing is, virtually no other owners get named. That helps to explain why COPE, the left-wing Vancouver civic party, has used him as the poster boy for its campaign to make rich homeowners pay a surcharge on property taxes. (vancouversun.com) ART Vancouver) |
| так-то оно так, но | what you're saying may very well be true but (ART Vancouver) |
| так-то оно так, но | what you say may very well be true but (ART Vancouver) |
| то же самое можно сказать о | the same might be said of (Falcon criticized B.C. Premier David Eby, saying Eby has "suddenly woken up" to the housing crisis after a term as housing minister. The same might be said of Falcon, who was Liberal transportation minister for five years, between 2004 and 2009. We note that no new bridges to the North Shore were built during that time. (nsnews.com) ART Vancouver) |
| то же самое относится к | the same goes for (the часто опускается • Snow for Regina, the same goes for Winnipeg and Saskatoon. • The red dots are just there to help keep things organised. Same goes for the yellow markers to the left of the columns. ART Vancouver) |
| тот, кто откладывает на потом | de-layer (Yeldar Azanbayev) |
| тот, кто является лидером бизнеса | Pour the Kool-Aid (Interex) |
| хуже то, что | to make matters worse (The problem is so bad that some residents have been unable to sleep, forcing them to change their working hours. Others have even resorted to booking stays at hotels to get away from the noise. To make matters worse, back in August a Calderdale Council meeting was told that "all reasonable lines of inquiry had been exhausted", suggesting that the cause of the hum may never be found. unexplained-mysteries.com ART Vancouver) |
| что-то здесь не вяжется | this doesn't make sense (Abysslooker) |
| что-то здесь не так | that doesn't feel right (выражая сомнение или подозрение ART Vancouver) |
| что-то здесь не так | there is something wrong with this picture (выражая сомнение или подозрение ART Vancouver) |
| что-то здесь не то | that doesn't feel right (выражая сомнение или подозрение ART Vancouver) |
| что-то непонятное | this doesn't make sense (you say this when you can't solve a problem ART Vancouver) |
| это какая-то глупость | it just doesn't make sense (Bosworth questioned the logic of an intruder's actions, stating, "It just doesn't make sense...to go into a house, locate a child, and then spend 20 or 30 minutes writing a ransom note." (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| это какая-то чушь | it just doesn't make sense (Bosworth questioned the logic of an intruder's actions, stating, "It just doesn't make sense...to go into a house, locate a child, and then spend 20 or 30 minutes writing a ransom note." (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| это то, чем я живу | this is what I live and breathe (sankozh) |
| это то, что мне было нужно | I needed this (Thank you. Needed this. ART Vancouver) |
| это то, что мне было нужно | I needed that (выражение благодарности • Thanks, I needed that! Very informative article. It makes such positive reading. (nationalpost.com) ART Vancouver) |
| это что-то новенькое | that's a new one (for sb. • Montana is known for plenty of large wildlife like bears, mountain goats and elk. But elephants? That's a new one. (NBC Montana) youtube.com • Florida firefighters were left scratching their heads after a mysterious chunk of ice plummeted from the sky and pierced the roof of a home. The weird incident reportedly occurred on Monday afternoon in the city of Palm Coast. "We responded to the report of ice falling from the sky," fire chief Kyle Berryhill recalled, "that's a new one for us." (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |
| это что-то новое | that's a new one (Montana is known for plenty of large wildlife like bears, mountain goats and elk. But elephants? That's a new one. (NBC Montana) youtube.com ART Vancouver) |
| я обеими руками за то, чтобы | I'm all for (I'm all for fixing the gigantic drug problem in Vancouver, but if we are going to pay approximately $7,500 a year for heroin addicts to get their fix then why do diabetics have to pay for their own meds? It's not like they chose to be a diabetic. Where is the common sense here? ART Vancouver) |
| я полностью за то, чтобы | I'm all for (I'm all for building more condos... but this location isn't the best in terms of transit. It's situated just smacked-dabbed between Joyce Station and Patterson. The amenities are nearby, but I would hate to drive through there during rush hour. (burnabynow.com) ART Vancouver) |
| я почему-то думал, что | for some reason I thought ("Do you know if dredging Beaver Lake is still on the table?" "For some reason I thought they did that already in 2013/2014 but I guess not?" (Twitter) ART Vancouver) |