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как-никак

adv.
stresses
gen. after all (Anglophile); still and all (Anglophile)
cliche. there's no denying ("Как-никак – целый президент типа независимой страны попросил и гарантировал." (И.И.С.) ART Vancouver); let's give credit where credit's due. (But let's give credit where credit's due. (The Sun) They outscrapped us in every department and you have to give credit where credit's due. (Sunday Times) ART Vancouver)
inf. despite all; in the end
какой-никакой adj.
gen. such as it is (You take me, for instance. I don't say I've got much of a soul, but, such as it is, I'm perfectly satisfied with the little chap. I don't want people fooling about with it. ‘Leave it alone,' I say. ‘Don't touch it. I like it the way it is.' (P.G. Wodehouse) – какая-никакая, она вполне меня устраивает ART Vancouver); such as he is (The chief constable spoke coldly. ‘Who is this gentleman?' ‘Such as he is,' said Monica apologetically, ‘my husband, Sir Roderick Carmoyle.' (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver)
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