| Russian | English |
| хоть ... и ..., но | may + verb but (He may be fat but he's not Santa. • He may work as a janitor but he drives a BMW. ART Vancouver) |
| хоть мне и не хочется | as much as I don't want (+ infinitive; делать что-л • Despite being armed, the witness smartly opted not to shoot the creature nor pursue it when it fled. Marveling that he "had no clue what to make of it," the hunter mused that "as much as I didn't want to admit it, I am convinced it was a Bigfoot." -- хоть мне и неохота в этом признаваться ... (coasttocoastam.com) ART Vancouver) |