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1 whatever the reason
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2 whatever the reason
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3 whatever the reason, these figures show that ...
• какова бы ни была причина, цифры показывают, что…English-Russian dictionary of phrases and cliches for a specialist researcher > whatever the reason, these figures show that ...
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whatever [wɒt'evə(r)]1 pronoun(a) (anything, everything) tout ce que;∎ do whatever he asks you faites tout ce qu'il vous demande;∎ take whatever you need prenez tout ce dont vous avez besoin;∎ I'll do whatever is necessary je ferai le nécessaire;∎ whatever you like ce que tu veux(b) (no matter what) quoi que + subjunctive;∎ whatever I say, he always disagrees quoi que je dise, il n'est jamais d'accord;∎ whatever happens, stay calm quoi qu'il arrive, restez calme;∎ whatever you do, don't tell her what I said surtout, ne lui répète pas ce que je t'ai dit;∎ whatever it may be quoi que ce soit;∎ whatever the reason quelle que soit la raison;∎ the doctors must operate whatever the risk les médecins doivent opérer quel que soit le risque;∎ whatever it costs, I want that house je veux cette maison à tout prix;∎ I won't do it, whatever you say vous aurez beau dire ou vous pouvez dire tout ce que vous voulez, je ne le ferai pas;∎ whatever you say, whatever you think best comme tu voudras;∎ whatever you may think, I am telling the truth vous pouvez penser ce que vous voulez, mais je dis la vérité∎ whatever can that mean? qu'est-ce que ça peut bien vouloir dire?;∎ whatever do you want to do that for? et pourquoi donc voulez-vous faire ça?;∎ he wants to join the circus - whatever next! il veut travailler dans un cirque - et puis quoi encore!∎ it's an urban regeneration area, whatever that means c'est une zone de rénovation urbaine, si tu sais ce qu'ils entendent par là∎ they sell newspapers, magazines and whatever ils vendent des journaux, des revues et ainsi de suite ou et que sais-je encore;∎ I don't want to study English or philosophy or whatever je ne veux étudier ni l'anglais, ni la philosophie, ou que sais-je encore∎ shall I take the red or the green? - whatever je prends le rouge ou le vert? - n'importe;∎ I'll call you next week -- whatever je t'appellerai la semaine prochaine -- comme tu veux(a) (any, all) tout, n'importe quel;∎ she read whatever books she could find elle lisait tous les livres qui lui tombaient sous la main;∎ he gave up whatever ambitions he still had il a abandonné ce qui lui restait d'ambition;∎ I'll take whatever fruit you have je prendrai ce que vous avez comme fruits∎ for whatever reason, he changed his mind pour une raison quelconque, il a changé d'avis;∎ she likes all films, whatever subject they have elle aime tous les films quel qu'en soit le sujet3 adverb∎ choose any topic whatever choisissez n'importe quel sujet;∎ I have no doubt whatever je n'ai pas le moindre doute;∎ I see no reason whatever to go je ne vois absolument aucune raison d'y aller;∎ we have no intention whatever of giving up nous n'avons pas la moindre intention d'abandonner;∎ he knew nothing whatever about it il n'en savait absolument rien ou rien du tout;∎ she has no money whatever elle n'a pas un sou -
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whatever [wɒtˈevər]1. adjective• he agreed to make whatever repairs might prove necessary il a accepté de faire toutes les réparations qui s'avéreraient nécessaires• whatever books have you been reading? (inf) ( = what on earth) qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé lire là !2. adverb3. pronouna. ( = no matter what) quoi que + subj• whatever that means je ne sais pas trop ce que cela veut dire ; (sceptical) allez savoir ce que ça veut direb. ( = anything that) tout ce que• Monday or Tuesday, whatever suits you best lundi ou mardi, ce qui vous convient le mieux• whatever you say, sir comme monsieur voudrac. ( = what on earth) (inf) whatever did you do? qu'est-ce que vous êtes allé faire là !• whatever did you say that for? pourquoi êtes-vous allé dire ça ?d. ( = other similar things) the books and the clothes and whatever (inf) les livres et les vêtements et tout ça (inf)* * *[wɒt'evə(r)], US [hwɒt-] 1.1) ( that which) ( as subject) ce qui; ( as object) ce que2) ( anything that) ( as subject) tout ce qui; ( as object) tout ce quewhatever you say — ( as you like) tout ce qui vous plaira
3) ( no matter what) quoi que (+ subj)whatever it costs it doesn't matter — quel que soit le prix, ça n'a pas d'importance
4) ( what on earth) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui; ( as object) qu'est-ce que‘let's go’ - ‘whatever for?’ — ‘allons-y’ - ‘pour quoi faire?’
5) (colloq) ( the like)2.curtains, cushions and whatever — des rideaux, des coussins et toutes sortes de choses
1) ( any)2) ( no matter what)3) ( expressing surprise)3.‘any chance?’ - ‘none whatever’ — ‘il y a une chance?’ - ‘pas la moindre’
‘any petrol?’ - ‘none whatever’ — ‘il y a de l'essence?’ - ‘pas du tout’
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A pron1 ( that which) ( as subject) ce qui ; ( as object) ce que ; to do whatever is expedient/required faire ce qui est nécessaire/exigé ;2 ( anything that) ( as subject) tout ce qui ; ( as object) tout ce que ; do whatever you like fais tout ce que tu veux ; whatever you can afford to give is welcome tous les dons même les plus modestes seront les bienvenus ; whatever he says goes c'est lui qui décide ; whatever you say ( as you like) tout ce qui vous plaira ;3 ( no matter what) quoi que (+ subj) ; whatever happens quoi qu'il arrive ; whatever I do, it's wrong quoi que je fasse, j'ai tort ; whatever he says, don't pay any attention quoi qu'il dise, n'y fais pas attention ; whatever it costs it doesn't matter quel que soit le prix, ça n'a pas d'importance ;4 ( what on earth) ( as subject) qu'est-ce qui ; ( as object) qu'est-ce que ; whatever's the matter? qu'est-ce qui ne va pas? ; whatever do you mean? qu'est-ce que tu veux dire par là? ; whatever did he say? qu'est-ce qu'il a bien pu dire? ; whatever's that! qu'est-ce que c'est que ça! ; ‘let's go’-‘whatever for?’ ‘allons-y’-‘pour quoi faire?’ ; ‘I've bought some caviar’-‘whatever for?’ ‘j'ai acheté du caviar’-‘quelle idée!’ ; whatever next! qu'est-ce que ça sera la prochaine fois? ;5 ○ ( the like) curtains, cushions and whatever des rideaux, des coussins et toutes sortes de choses ; to the cinema or whatever au cinéma ou n'importe où ailleurs ; you add it or subtract it or whatever vous l'ajoutez ou le soustrayez ou n'importe quoi d'autre.B det1 ( any) whatever hope he once had tous les espoirs qu'il avait ; they eat whatever food they can get ils mangent tout ce qu'ils trouvent à manger ; whatever items you've bought, return them il faut rendre tous les articles que vous avez achetés ;2 ( no matter what) whatever the events/their arguments quels que soient les événements/leurs arguments ; whatever the reason quelle que soit la raison ; for whatever reason pour je ne sais quelle raison ; any race of whatever creed toutes les races quelles que soient leurs croyances ;3 ( expressing surprise) whatever idiot forgot the key? quel est l'imbécile qui a oublié la clé? ; whatever video was that? qu'est-ce que c'était que cette vidéo?C adv ( at all) no evidence whatever pas la moindre preuve ; to have no idea whatever ne pas avoir la moindre idée ; ‘any chance?’-‘none whatever’ ‘il y a une chance?’-‘pas la moindre’ ; ‘any petrol?’-‘none whatever’ ‘il y a de l'essence?’-‘pas du tout’ ; anything whatever n'importe quoi ; is there any possibility whatever that you can come? y a-t-il la moindre chance que tu puisses venir? -
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whatever [wɒtˊevə]1. a како́й бы ни, любо́й2. pron1) conj. всё что; что бы ни;I am right, whatever you think я прав, что бы вы там ни ду́мали
;whatever the appearances... как бы э́то ни вы́глядело со стороны́...; что бы там ни говори́ли...
;whatever the reason... каковы́ бы ни́ были причи́ны...
is there any hope whatever? есть ли хоть кака́я-нибудь наде́жда?
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[wɒt'evə(r)] [AE hwɒt-] 1.1) (any) qualsiasi, qualunque2.1) (that which) quello che, ciò che2) (anything that) tutto quello che, tutto ciò chewhatever you say — (as you like) quello che vuoi
3) (no matter what) qualunque cosa5) colloq. (the like)3.curtains, cushions and whatever — tende, cuscini e cose del genere
"any petrol?" - "none whatever" — "c'è benzina?" - "neanche l'ombra"
* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun (any (thing(s) or amount) that: I'll lend you whatever (books) you need.) qualunque, qualsiasi* * *[wɒt'evə(r)] [AE hwɒt-] 1.1) (any) qualsiasi, qualunque2.1) (that which) quello che, ciò che2) (anything that) tutto quello che, tutto ciò chewhatever you say — (as you like) quello che vuoi
3) (no matter what) qualunque cosa5) colloq. (the like)3.curtains, cushions and whatever — tende, cuscini e cose del genere
"any petrol?" - "none whatever" — "c'è benzina?" - "neanche l'ombra"
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[wɔtˈevə]whatever pron conj. все что; что бы ни; I am right, whatever you think я прав, что бы вы там ни думали whatever pron emph. (после no) никакой; (после any) какой-нибудь; is there any hope whatever? есть ли хоть какая-нибудь надежда? whatever the appearances... как бы это ни выглядело со стороны...; что бы там ни говорили...; whatever the reason... каковы бы ни были причины... whatever the appearances... как бы это ни выглядело со стороны...; что бы там ни говорили...; whatever the reason... каковы бы ни были причины... whatever pron conj. все что; что бы ни; I am right, whatever you think я прав, что бы вы там ни думали -
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wɔtˈevə
1. прил. какой бы ни;
любой;
какой бы то ни было
2. мест.
1) соед. все что;
что бы ни
2) усил. в отрицательных предложениях и с отрицательным смыслом никакой, совсем не, вообще не nothing whatever ≈ абсолютно ничего
3) усил. в вопросительных и условных предложениях (хоть) что-нибудь, (хоть) какой-нибудь какой бы ни - * orders he may give they must be obeyed какие бы распоряжения он ни отдавал, их надо выполнять любой - every treaty of * character все договоры любого характера какой бы то ни было - have you any interest *? это вас совершенно не интересует? - we had no food * у нас не было абсолютно никакой пищи что бы ни - * happens, he is safe что бы ни произошло, он в безопасности любой;
все, что - take * you like берите все, что вам нравится;
возьмите любой, который вам нравится (усилительно) в вопросительных и условных предложениях: (хоть) какой-нибудь, какой бы то ни было - has he any chance *? есть у него хоть какая-нибудь возможность /хоть какой-нибудь шанс/? - if there is any hope * если есть хоть малейшая надежда( усилительно) в отрицательных предложениях и в предложениях с отрицательным смыслом: никакой;
вообще не, совсем не - nothing * абсолютно ничего - I can see nothing * я вообще /совершенно/ ничего не вижу - there is no doubt * нет абсолютно никакого сомнения - they refused to admit anyone * они отказались принять кого бы то ни было (эмоционально-усилительно) (разговорное) (выражает удивление или недоумение) что? - * can you want to emigrate for? что может вас заставить покинуть страну? whatever pron conj. все что;
что бы ни;
I am right, whatever you think я прав, что бы вы там ни думали ~ pron emph. (после no) никакой;
(после any) какой-нибудь;
is there any hope whatever? есть ли хоть какая-нибудь надежда? ~ the appearances... как бы это ни выглядело со стороны...;
что бы там ни говорили...;
whatever the reason... каковы бы ни были причины... ~ the appearances... как бы это ни выглядело со стороны...;
что бы там ни говорили...;
whatever the reason... каковы бы ни были причины... whatever pron conj. все что;
что бы ни;
I am right, whatever you think я прав, что бы вы там ни думалиБольшой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь > whatever
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1. adjectiveкакой бы ни, любой2. pron.1) (conj.) все что; что бы ни; I am right, whatever you think я прав, что бы вы там ни думали; whatever the appearances... как бы это ни выглядело со стороны...; что бы там ни говорили...; whatever the reason... каковы бы ни были причины...2) (emph.) (после no) никакой; (после any) какой-нибудь; is there any hope whatever? есть ли хоть какая-нибудь надежда?3) collocation (хоть) что-нибудь* * *(a) какой бы ни* * *какой бы ни; любой; какой бы то ни было* * *adj. какой бы ни, любой* * ** * *1. прил. какой бы ни; любой; какой бы то ни было 2. мест. 1) соед. а) все что; что бы ни б) все в) всякая всячина 2) усил. никакой, совсем не, вообще не -
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relative adjective, relative pronoun (any (thing(s) or amount) that: I'll lend you whatever (books) you need.) todo(s) lo(s)... quewhatever pron lo quewhatever happens, I'll be your friend pase lo que pase, seré tu amigotr[wɒt'evəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (any) cualquiera que2 (at all) en absoluto1 (anything, all that) (todo) lo que3 (surprise) qué■ whatever are you doing? ¿qué diablos haces?4 familiar (show indifference) lo que sea■ do you want pizza or pasta? --Whatever ¿quieres pizza o pasta? --Lo que sea\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLor whatever o tal, o cosas por el estilowhatever next? ¡habráse visto!, ¡vaya!whatever [hwɑt̬'ɛvər,.hwʌt̬-] adj1) any: cualquier, cualquier...quewhatever way you prefer: de cualquier manera que prefiera, como prefierathere's no chance whatever: no hay ninguna posibilidadnothing whatever: nada en absolutowhatever pron1) anything: (todo) lo queI'll do whatever I want: haré lo que quierawhatever it may be: sea lo que sea3) what: quéwhatever do you mean?: ¿qué quieres decir?adj.rel.• cuanto adj.rel.expr.• cualquier expr.• me importa un bledo expr.pron.• cuanto pron.
I hwɑːt'evər, wɒt'evə(r)1) (in questions, exclamations) quéwhatever is she doing? — ¿qué (es lo que) está haciendo?, ¿qué diablos está haciendo? (fam)
she resigned - whatever for? — renunció - ¿a santo de qué?
whatever next! — ya es el colmo!, lo que nos faltaba!
2)a) ( no matter what)whatever you do, don't laugh! — hagas lo que hagas no te vayas a reír!
he talked about percentiles, whatever they are — habló de percentiles, que no tengo ni idea de qué son or (fam) de lo que son
b) ( all that)here's $5: buy yourself a sandwich or whatever — aquí tienes $5: cómprate un bocadillo o algo
whatever you say — lo que tú digas, como quieras
II
a) ( no matter what)don't give up, whatever doubts you may have — no renuncies, tengas las dudas que tengas
if, for whatever reason, you decide not to go — si por cualquier motivo decides no ir
all people, of whatever race or creed — todos, cualquiera sea su raza o credo
b) ( any)whatever changes are necessary — los cambios que sean necesarios, cualquier cambio que sea necesario
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adverb (as intensifier)none/nothing whatever — ninguno/nada en absoluto
[wɒt'evǝ(r)]I don't think there's any chance whatever of persuading them — creo que no hay absolutamente ninguna posibilidad de persuadirlos
1. PRON1) (=no matter what)get it, whatever it costs — cómpralo, cueste lo que cueste
2) (=anything that) lo que; (=everything that) todo lo quewhatever you say — (acquiescing) lo que quieras
"I tell you I'm ill" - "whatever you say" — iro -te digo que estoy enfermo -sí, sí or -sí, lo que tú quieras
whatever you find — todo lo que or cualquier cosa que encuentres
3) (in questions) quéwhatever do you mean? — ¿qué quieres decir?
whatever did you do? — ¿pero qué hiciste?
whatever did you say that for? — ¿a santo de qué dijiste eso?
4) (=other similar things)you can put your pyjamas, sponge bag and whatever in here — aquí puedes guardar el pijama, el neceser y todas esas cosas
2. ADJ1) (=any) cualquier; (=all) todo2) (=no matter what)whatever problems you've got, we'll help — nosotros te ayudaremos, tengas el problema que tengas
3) (in questions) quéwhatever time is it? — ¿qué hora podrá ser?
whatever help will that be? — ¿para qué servirá eso?
3.ADV (with negative) en absoluto* * *
I [hwɑːt'evər, wɒt'evə(r)]1) (in questions, exclamations) quéwhatever is she doing? — ¿qué (es lo que) está haciendo?, ¿qué diablos está haciendo? (fam)
she resigned - whatever for? — renunció - ¿a santo de qué?
whatever next! — ya es el colmo!, lo que nos faltaba!
2)a) ( no matter what)whatever you do, don't laugh! — hagas lo que hagas no te vayas a reír!
he talked about percentiles, whatever they are — habló de percentiles, que no tengo ni idea de qué son or (fam) de lo que son
b) ( all that)here's $5: buy yourself a sandwich or whatever — aquí tienes $5: cómprate un bocadillo o algo
whatever you say — lo que tú digas, como quieras
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a) ( no matter what)don't give up, whatever doubts you may have — no renuncies, tengas las dudas que tengas
if, for whatever reason, you decide not to go — si por cualquier motivo decides no ir
all people, of whatever race or creed — todos, cualquiera sea su raza o credo
b) ( any)whatever changes are necessary — los cambios que sean necesarios, cualquier cambio que sea necesario
III
adverb (as intensifier)none/nothing whatever — ninguno/nada en absoluto
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1. adjective1) relative adjectivewhatever measures we take — welche Maßnahmen wir auch immer ergreifen
whatever materials you will need — alle Materialien, die du vielleicht brauchst
2) (notwithstanding which) was für... auch immerwhatever problems you encounter — auf welche Probleme Sie auch stoßen [mögen]
3) (at all) überhaupt2. pronoun1) relative pronoun was für... [auch immer]2) (notwithstanding anything) was auch [immer]whatever happens,... — was auch geschieht,...
3)or whatever — oder was auch immer; oder sonst was (ugs.)
* * *relative adjective, relative pronoun (any (thing(s) or amount) that: I'll lend you whatever (books) you need.) alles was* * *what·ever[(h)wɒtˈevəʳ, AM (h)wʌtˈevɚ]I. pron\whatever you choose is fine mir ist alles recht, was du aussuchstI eat \whatever I want ich esse, was ich willdo \whatever you want mach, was du willst\whatever you do, don't tell Patrick ganz gleich, was du machst, sag Patrick nichts davon\whatever that means was auch immer das heißen sollI'll bring red wine then — sure, \whatever ich hole also Rotwein — ja, ist mir rechtuse chopped herbs, nuts, garlic, or \whatever verwenden Sie gehackte Kräuter, Nüsse, Knoblauch oder Ähnliches\whatever happens, you know that I'll stand by you was auch passieren mag, du weißt, dass ich zu dir halte\whatever else may be said of Mr Meese,... ganz gleich, was man über Mr. Meese sonst sagen kann,...\whatever are you talking about? wovon redest du denn da?\whatever is he doing with that rod! was, zum Kuckuck, macht er mit dieser Stange?\whatever makes you think that? wie kommst du denn nur darauf?1. (any) welche(r, s) auch immer\whatever dress you want to wear is fine welches Kleid du auch immer tragen möchtest, mir ist es rechttake \whatever action is needed mach, was auch immer nötig ist2. (regardless of) gleichgültig welche(r, s)we'll go \whatever the weather wir fahren bei jedem Wetter\whatever the outcome of the war,... wie der Krieg auch ausgehen wird,...\whatever decision he made I would support it ich würde jede seiner Entscheidungen unterstützenthere is no evidence \whatever to show that... es gibt keinerlei Beweis dafür, dass...he had no respect for authority \whatever er hatte nicht den geringsten Respekt vor Autoritätwe told him we'd back him \whatever wir sagten ihm, dass wir ihn auf jeden Fall unterstützen würden* * *[wɒt'evə(r)]1. pron1) was (auch) (immer); (= no matter what) egal was, ganz gleich wasshall we go home now? – whatever you like or say — gehen wir jetzt nach Hause? – ganz wie du willst
whatever it's called — egal wie es heißt, soll es heißen, wie es will
... or whatever they're called —... oder wie sie sonst heißen
or whatever — oder sonst ( so) etwas
whatever does he want? — was will er wohl?, was er wohl will?; (impatiently) was, zum Kuckuck, will er denn?
2. adj1) egal welche(r, s), welche(r, s) (auch) (immer)for whatever reasons — aus welchen Gründen auch immer
nothing whatever — überhaupt or absolut gar nichts
it's of no use whatever — es hat überhaupt or absolut keinen Zweck
3)whatever good can come of it? — was kann daraus nur Gutes werden?* * *A pron1. was (auch immer); alles, was:2. was auch; trotz allem, was:whatever do you want?B adj1. welch(er, e, es) … auch (immer):whatever profit this work gives us welchen Nutzen uns diese Arbeit auch (immer) bringt;for whatever reasons he is angry aus welchen Gründen er auch immer verärgert ist; einerlei oder ganz gleich, weshalb er wütend ist2. mit neg (nachgestellt) überhaupt, gar nichts, niemand etc:C v/t US sl jemanden wie Luft behandeln* * *1. adjective1) relative adjectivewhatever materials you will need — alle Materialien, die du vielleicht brauchst
2) (notwithstanding which) was für... auch immerwhatever problems you encounter — auf welche Probleme Sie auch stoßen [mögen]
3) (at all) überhaupt2. pronoun1) relative pronoun was für... [auch immer]do whatever you like — mach, was du willst
2) (notwithstanding anything) was auch [immer]whatever happens,... — was auch geschieht,...
3)or whatever — oder was auch immer; oder sonst was (ugs.)
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1 მიზეზიreal / serious / special / important reason ნამდვილი / სერიოზული / განსაკუთრებული / მნიშვნელოვანი მიზეზიthe reason is that... მიზეზი ისაა, რომ…for no good reason // for no reason at all ყოველგვარი მიზეზის გარეშე2 მიზეზით, გამო3 საბაბი, საფუძველიhave you any reason for being displeased? გაქვს რაიმე საბაბი უკმაყოფილებისათვის?there is every reason to suspect him ყველა საფუძველი არსებობს, რომ მასზე ეჭვი მივიტანოთ4 გონება, ჭკუა, კეთილგონიერებაto lose one's reason ჭკუის / გონების დაკარგვაI'll do anything for you within reason რაც კი შესაძლებელია, ყველაფერს გავაკეთებ შენთვის●●to bring smb. to reason სწორ ჭკუაზე / გზაზე დაყენება5 საღი აზრი●●he won't listen to reason დარიგებას ყურად არ იღებს6 აზროვნება (იაზროვნებს)7 განსჯა (განსჯის), მსჯელობაshe reasoned that... მან განსაჯა, რომ…they reasoned out all the undesirable consequences ყველა არასასურველ შედეგზე იმსჯელეს8 გაგებინება (გააგებინებს), ჩაგონება, დარწმუნებაwe tried to reason with him, but in vain ვეცადეთ დაგვერწმუნებინა, მაგრამ ამაოდfor reasons of policy პოლიტიკური მიზეზებით / მოსაზრებებითit stands to reason that… თავისთავად ცხადია, რომ...for various reasons მრავალი/სხვადასხვა მიზეზების გამოeverybody wants to go, but she for some reason hangs back ყველას წასვლა უნდა, ის კე რატომღაც ყოყმანობსwhatever reasons may be… რა მიზეზიც არ უნდა იყოს...for the reason that… იმის გამო, რომ…bereft of reason გიჟი, შეშლილიapart from that, there are other reasons გარდა ამისა, სხვა მიზეზებიც არის -
15 whatever **** what·ev·er
[wɒt'ɛvə(r)]1. pron1) (anything that) (tutto) ciò che, (tutto) quello che, (no matter what) qualsiasi or qualunque cosa + subdo whatever you want — fa' quello or ciò che vuoi
do whatever is necessary — fai qualunque cosa sia necessaria, fai tutto quello che è necessario
whatever happens — qualsiasi or qualunque cosa succeda
2)whatever do you mean? — cosa vorresti dire?2. adj, advwhatever book you choose — qualsiasi or qualunque libro tu scelgagive me whatever money you've got — dammi i soldi che haino reason whatever or whatsoever — nessuna ragione al mondo
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16 the feast of reason and the flow of soul
книжн.(the feast of reason and the flow of soul (тж. a feast of reason and a flow of soul))умная, интеллектуальная беседа [строка из стихотворения А. Попа (A. Pope, 1688 - 1744): There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl, The feast of reason and the flow of soul. (‘Satires and Epistles’, book II, Satire 1)]...I can hear of no preparation whatever to give a suitable reception to so distinguished a visitor. Perhaps they entertained him with "the feast of reason and the flow of soul". (E. Gaskell, ‘Cranford’, ch. II) —...мне неизвестно о каких-либо приготовлениях к приему столь знатного гостя. Может быть, его развлекали интеллектуальной беседой.
Large English-Russian phrasebook > the feast of reason and the flow of soul
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17 quale
1. adj whatquale libro vuoi? which book do you want?città quale Roma cities like Rome2. pron: prendi un libro - quale? take a book - which one?il/la quale persona who, thatcosa which, thatla persona della quale stai parlando the person you're talking about3. adv as* * *quale agg.interr.1 ( riferito a un numero limitato di cose o persone) which: quale libro vuoi, questo o quello?, which book do you want, this one or that one?; quale cravatta mi devo mettere?, which tie shall I wear?; a quale medico ti sei rivolto?, which doctor did you go to?; in quale ospedale è ricoverato?, which hospital is he in?; non sapeva quale strada prendere, he didn't know which road to take; quali fiumi degli Stati Uniti sfociano nell'Oceano Atlantico?, which US rivers flow into the Atlantic Ocean?2 ( riferito a un numero indeterminato di cose o persone) what: quali film preferisci?, what (kind of) films do you like best?; quali persone frequenta?, what kind of people does he go around with?; quali novità ci sono?, what news is there?; quale tipo di musica ascolti di solito?, what kind of music do you usually listen to?; non so quale motivo l'abbia spinto a dimettersi, I don't know what made him resign; non puoi immaginare in quali condizioni lo trovai, you can't imagine what condition I found him in // provavo un non so quale senso di disagio, I felt vaguely uneasy◆ agg.escl.: quale sorpresa!, what a surprise!; quale sciocchezza!, how silly!; quale onore!, what an honour!; quale gioia provai nel rivederla!, how happy I was to see her again!; quale errore hai commesso!, what a mistake you've made!; quali tristi ricordi suscitò nella mente!, what sad memories it brought back!◆ agg.rel.1 ( con valore di come, per lo più in corr. con tale) as: il risultato non fu quale ci si aspettava, the result was not the same as expected; il castello, ( tale) quale lo vedete ora, fu costruito due secoli fa, the castle as you see it now was built two centuries ago; alcune città quali Firenze e Venezia sono ricche di tesori d'arte, some cities, such as Florence and Venice, are rich in art treasures // quest'ombrello è tale quale il mio, this umbrella is just like mine; te lo restituirò tale e quale, I'll give it back to you exactly as it is; il luogo era tale e quale me l'avevi descritto, the place was just as you had described it to me // è tale e quale suo fratello, he's just like his brother; è suo padre tale e quale, he's the spitting image of his father // quale il padre, tale il figlio, like father, like son2 (letter.) ( nelle similitudini) like: sfrecciavano nel cielo quali rondini, they soared into the sky like swallows3 (letter.) (con valore di pron., per riprendere un discorso iniziato precedentemente): il quale padre Cristoforo..., he, Father Christopher...; dette le quali cose, uscì, having said this, he went out // la qual cosa, which: egli stesso mi diede la notizia, la qual cosa mi fece immensamente piacere, he gave me the news himself, which pleased me greatly◆ agg.indef.1 ( qualunque) whatever: quale ( che) sia stata l'importanza storica di questi scritti..., whatever historical importance these writings may have had...; quali ( che) siano i suoi difetti, è un uomo onesto, whatever his faults may be, he is an honest man2 (letter.) (corr.) quale... quale, (uno... un altro) some... some3 ( con uso pleonastico): c'era una certa qual amarezza nelle sue parole, there was something bitter in his words.quale pron.interr.1 ( riferito a numero limitato di persone o cose) which: quale di questi quadri preferisci?, which of these paintings do you like best?; quale dei due è tuo fratello?, which of the two is your brother?; quale tra queste è la chiave del box?, which of these is the garage key?; ''Vorrei comprare un disco'' ''Quale?'', ''I'd like to buy a record'' ''Which one?''; deve abitare in una di queste case, ma non so precisamente quale, he must live in one of these houses, but I don't know which one exactly; qual è la meglio riuscita tra queste foto?, which is the best of these photos?; quali sono i maggiori porti della Gran Bretagna?, which are the major ports in Great Britain?; comprerò una di queste auto, ma non ho ancora deciso quale, I'm going to buy one of these cars, but I haven't decided which yet; sono così somiglianti che non si riesce a distinguere qual è l'uno e qual è l'altro, they are so alike that you can't tell which is which (o you can't tell one from the other); non saprei per quale dei due votare, I wouldn't know which of the two to vote for2 ( riferito a un numero indeterminato di persone o cose) what: qual è il tuo nome?, what is your name?; qual è la capitale della Norvegia?, what is the capital of Norway?; quali sono i tuoi hobby?, what are your hobbies?; non so quali siano i prezzi degli appartamenti, I don't know what flat prices are like; ignoro quale sia stata la causa della loro separazione, I don't know what made them split up; non mi hai ancora detto quali sono i tuoi progetti, you haven't told me what your plans are yet; non immaginava quali sarebbero state le conseguenze del suo gesto, he never imagined what the consequences of his act would be◆ pron.rel.1 ( riferito a persona) (sogg.) who, that; (compl. ogg. e ind.) who, (form.) whom; that; (poss.) whose [cfr. che1, cui ]: c'era un signore il quale gentilmente mi indicò la strada, there was a man who kindly showed me the way; coloro i quali ne facciano richiesta, riceveranno una copia della rivista, those who request it will receive a copy of the magazine; ecco la star della quale tutto il mondo parla, here is the star (who) everyone is talking about; è un uomo del quale tutti apprezzano l'onestà, he's a man whose honesty is admired by everyone; sono persone sulle quali si può contare, they are people (who) you can rely on2 ( riferito a cose o animali) (sogg. e compl.) which, that; (poss.) of which; whose [cfr. che1, cui ]: il mondo nel quale viviamo, the world in which we live (o the world we live in); questa è la casa della quale ti parlavo, this is the house I was telling you about; erano gli anni nei quali andavano di moda i capelli lunghi, they were the years in which (o when) long hair was in fashion; la volpe è un animale del quale è proverbiale l'astuzia, the fox is an animal whose cunning is proverbial◆ pron.indef.1 (letter.) quale... quale, quali... quali, some... some: fra i testimoni quali confermarono, quali negarono il fatto, some of the witnesses confirmed the fact and some of them denied it3 quale che sia, ( qualsiasi) whichever, whatever: quale che sia il tuo parere in proposito..., whatever your opinion on the matter may be...◆ avv. ( come, in qualità di) as: con la presente delego il Signor X, quale rappresentante della nostra società, I hereby delegate Mr X to act as representative for our company.* * *['kwale]1. agg1) (interrogativo) whata quale conclusione è giunta? — what conclusion did she reach?
quali sono i tuoi programmi? — what are your plans?
3) (esclamazioni) what4)è tale e quale suo padre — he's just o exactly like his father
è tale quale l'avevo lasciato — it's just o exactly as I left it
5)accetterò quali che siano le condizioni — I'll accept whatever the conditions
6)in un certo qual modo — in some way or other, somehow or other
2. pron interrog3. pron rel1) (soggetto: persona) who, (cosa) which, thata tutti coloro i quali fossero interessati... — to whom it may concern...
suo padre, il quale è avvocato — his father, who is a lawyer
2)l'albergo al quale ci siamo fermati — the hotel where we stayed o which we stayed atil signore con il quale parlavi — the gentleman to whom you were talking
la collina della quale si vede la cima — the hill whose summit you can see
la ragione per la quale sono qui — the reason why I am here
3) (in elenchi) such as, likepiante quali l'edera e le rose — plants like o such as ivy and roses
pittori quali Raffaello e Leonardo — painters like o such as Raphael and Leonardo
4)la quale fam; non mi sembra una persona troppo per la quale — he doesn't inspire me with confidenceè stata una cena proprio per la quale — it was everything a dinner party should be
4. avv* * *['kwale] 1.aggettivo interrogativo (fra un numero limitato di elementi) which; (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what2.pronome interrogativo (fra un numero limitato di elementi) which (one); (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) whatdi tutti questi impiegati, -i sono i più competenti? — of all the employees, who are the most competent?
3."ho visto un film di Tarantino" - "quale?" — "I have seen a film by Tarantino" - "which one?"
aggettivo esclamativo what4.aggettivo relativo1) (come) such asuna catastrofe, quale nessuno l'aveva mai vista — a catastrophe such as had never been seen before
città -i Roma e Firenze — such cities as o cities such as Rome and Florence
2) (in qualità di) asessere tale (e) quale a qcn. — to be the spitting o very image of sb.
5) (soggetto) (persona) who, thatha dato il pacco al custode, il quale me l'ha consegnato — he gave the package to the caretaker, who gave it to me
6) (complemento) (persona) who, whom form., that; (cosa) which, thatl'amico al quale hai scritto — the friend to whom you wrote o (who) you wrote to
la regione dalla quale sono fuggiti — the region from which they escaped o (which) they escaped from
7) del quale, della quale, dei quali, delle quali (possessivo) whose5.aggettivo indefinito1) (qualunque)quale che sia la ragione... — whatever the reason
* * *quale/'kwale/v. la nota della voce 1. che.(fra un numero limitato di elementi) which; (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what; quale borsa vuole? which bag would you like? in -i paesi hai vissuto? what countries have you lived in? a quale fermata scendi? which stop are you getting off at?(fra un numero limitato di elementi) which (one); (fra un numero indeterminato di elementi) what; quale vuoi? which (one) do you want? qual è la tua auto preferita? what is your favourite car? quale di queste due medicine è più efficace? which of these two medicines is more effective? di tutti questi impiegati, -i sono i più competenti? of all the employees, who are the most competent? "ho visto un film di Tarantino" - "quale?" "I have seen a film by Tarantino" - "which one?"; con quale di questi personaggi vi identificate? which of these characters do you identify with?what; quale onore! what an honour! quale gioia! what bliss!1 (come) such as; una catastrofe, quale nessuno l'aveva mai vista a catastrophe such as had never been seen before; città -i Roma e Firenze such cities as o cities such as Rome and Florence2 (in qualità di) as; quale presidente dell'associazione as president of the association3 tale (e) quale (identico) la situazione è rimasta tale quale the situation is exactly the same; essere tale (e) quale a qcn. to be the spitting o very image of sb.; ho un vestito tale (e) quale a questo I have a dress just like this one1 (soggetto) (persona) who, that; ha dato il pacco al custode, il quale me l'ha consegnato he gave the package to the caretaker, who gave it to me; coloro i -i those who2 (complemento) (persona) who, whom form., that; (cosa) which, that; l'amico al quale hai scritto the friend to whom you wrote o (who) you wrote to; la regione dalla quale sono fuggiti the region from which they escaped o (which) they escaped from3 del quale, della quale, dei quali, delle quali (possessivo) whose; ha un fidanzato il nome del quale è John she's got a boyfriend whose name is John1 (qualunque) quale che sia la ragione... whatever the reason... -
18 cualquiera
adj.1 any.a cualquier hora any timeen cualquier lugar anywherede cualquier manera o modo, no pienso ayudar I've no intention of helping, anyway o in any caseen cualquier momento at any timecualquier día vendré a visitarte I'll drop by one of these daysno es un escritor cualquiera he's no ordinary writer2 ordinary, common.pron.anyone.cualquiera te lo dirá anyone will tell you¡cualquiera lo sabe! who knows!¡cualquiera se lo come! nobody could eat that!cualquiera que te vea se reiría anyone who saw you would laughcualquiera que sea la razón whatever the reason (may be)cualesquiera que sean las razones whatever the reasons (may be)f.tart (informal) (prostituta).f. & m.nobody (don nadie).* * *► adjetivo (pl cualesquiera)1 (indefinido) any2 (ordinario) ordinary1 (persona indeterminada) anybody, anyone; (cosa indeterminada) any, any one2 (nadie) nobody■ ¡cualquiera lo coge! nobody would take it!1 peyorativo nobody1 peyorativo (prostituta) hussy, floozy, tart■ cualquiera que diga eso, miente whoever says that is lying* * *1. adj.1) any2) everyday, ordinary2. pron.1) anybody, anyone, whoever2) whichever, whatever* * *Icualquier cosa/persona — anything/anyone
de cualquier forma or manera te llamaré — I'll call you in any case
IIcomo cualquier día or como un día cualquiera — just like (on) any other day
a) ( refiriéndose - a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (- a más de dos cosas) any one; (- a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone¿cuál de los dos? - cualquiera — which one? - either (of them)
pregúntaselo a cualquiera — ask anybody o anyone (you like)
¿puedo elegir cualquiera? — can I choose any one (I like)?
cualquiera que elijas estará bien — whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine
b) (iró) ( nadie)IIIfemenino (pey)IVuna cualquiera — a hussy, a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pej)
* * *= anybody, anyone, anybody else.Ex. An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.Ex. Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.Ex. On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.----* acostarse con cualquiera = sleep around.* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.* * *Icualquier cosa/persona — anything/anyone
de cualquier forma or manera te llamaré — I'll call you in any case
IIcomo cualquier día or como un día cualquiera — just like (on) any other day
a) ( refiriéndose - a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (- a más de dos cosas) any one; (- a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone¿cuál de los dos? - cualquiera — which one? - either (of them)
pregúntaselo a cualquiera — ask anybody o anyone (you like)
¿puedo elegir cualquiera? — can I choose any one (I like)?
cualquiera que elijas estará bien — whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine
b) (iró) ( nadie)IIIfemenino (pey)IVuna cualquiera — a hussy, a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq & pej)
* * *= anybody, anyone, anybody else.Ex: An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.
Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.Ex: On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.* acostarse con cualquiera = sleep around.* al alcance de cualquiera = within anyone's reach, within anybody's reach.* cualquiera que fuere = any... whatsoever.* cualquiera que fuese = any... whatsoever.* * *(pl cualesquiera ora la altura de cualquier capital europea on a par with any European capitalen cualquier momento (at) any timesi ves cualquier cosa/persona que te resulte sospechosa if you see anything/anyone suspiciousponlo en cualquier lado put it anywherede cualquier forma que se haga whichever way you do itde cualquier forma or manera or modo te llamaré anyhow o anyway, I'll call youlo voy a hacer de cualquier forma I'm going to do it anywayvino a trabajar como cualquier día or como un día cualquiera he came to work just like (on) any other daytráeme uno cualquiera bring me any of them o any one (at all)son unos mercenarios cualesquiera they're nothing but mercenaries1 (refiriéndose — a dos personas o cosas) either (of them); (— a más de dos cosas) any one; (— a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone¿cuál de los dos? — cualquiera which one? — either (of them)cualquiera de los dos es capaz de hacerlo either (one) of them could do itpregúntaselo a cualquiera ask anybody o anyone (you like)¿puedo elegir cualquiera? can I choose any one (I like)?cualquiera + QUE:cualquiera que elijas va a ser mejor que éste whichever (one) you choose, it'll be better than this one, any one you choose will be better than this onecualesquiera que hayan sido sus motivos whatever his motives may have been2 ( iró)(nadie): ¡a ti cualquiera te entiende! I just don't understand you!¡cualquiera sabe dónde lo habrá puesto! heaven knows where he's put it!¡cualquiera se atreve! I don't think anybody would dare!( pey)una cualquiera a floozy o tart ( colloq pej)un cualquiera a nobody* * *
cualquiera 1 (pl
en cualquier momento (at) any time;
cualquier cosa/persona anything/anyone;
en cualquier lado anywhere;
de cualquier forma que se haga whichever way you do it;
lo voy a hacer de cualquiera forma I'm going to do it anyway;
es un mercenario cualquiera he's nothing but a mercenary
■ pronombre ( refiriéndose — a dos personas o cosas) either (of them);
(— a más de dos personas) anybody, anyone;
(— a más de dos cosas) any one;◊ ¿cuál de los dos? — cualquiera which one? — either (of them);
pregúntaselo a cualquiera ask anybody o anyone (you like);
cualquiera que elijas estará bien whichever (one) you choose o any one you choose will be fine
cualquiera 2 sustantivo masculino y femenino: un cualquiera a nobody;
una cualquiera a floozy o (BrE) tart (colloq &
pey)
cualquiera
I adjetivo indef
1 (indefinido, no importa cual) any: coge un libro cualquiera, take any book
2 (corriente, poco importante) ordinary: no es un libro cualquiera, it isn't just any book
II pron indef
1 (persona) anybody: cualquiera sabe cocer un huevo, anybody knows how to boil an egg
cualquiera de los dos es un buen partido, either of them is a good catch
¡cualquiera le dice algo!, nobody dares to say a word to him!
2 (cosa, animal) any one
3 cualquiera que sea, whatever it is
III mf fig pey ser un cualquiera, to be a nobody: es una cualquiera, she's a floosy
' cualquiera' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acudir
- comida
- error
- obnubilar
- resucitar
- se
- segundón
- segundona
- así
- cualquier
- fulano
- pasar
- rendir
English:
any
- anybody
- Dick and Harry
- either
- infuriating
- one
- sleep around
- Tom
- whichever
- much
- see
- sleep
- whatever
* * *cualquiera (pl cualesquiera) Note that cualquier is used before singular nouns (e.g. cualquier hombre any man).♦ adjany;no es un escritor cualquiera he's no ordinary writer;cualquier día vendré a visitarte I'll drop by one of these days;cualquier cosa vale anything will do;a cualquier hora any time;hazlo de cualquier manera do it any old how;hace las cosas de cualquier manera he does things any old how o carelessly;de cualquier manera o [m5]modo, no pienso ayudar I've no intention of helping, anyway o in any case;en cualquier momento at any time;en cualquier lado/lugar anywhere♦ pronanyone;cualquiera te lo dirá anyone will tell you;cualquiera haría lo mismo anyone would do the same;¡cualquiera se lo cree! if you believe that, you'll believe anything!;que lo haga cualquiera, pero rápido I don't care who does it as long as it's done quickly;¡cualquiera lo sabe! who knows!;¡cualquiera se lo come! nobody could eat that!;¡cualquiera entiende a tu madre! I don't think anyone understands your mother!;con el mal humor que tiene, ¡cualquiera se lo dice! it's a brave man who would tell her in that mood!;cualquiera que [persona] anyone who;[cosa] whatever;cualquiera que te vea se reiría anyone who saw you would laugh;cualquiera que sea la razón whatever the reason (may be);avísame, cualquiera que sea la hora a la que llame let me know, whatever time she calls;cualesquiera que sean las razones whatever the reasons (may be)♦ nmfPey [don nadie] nobody;ser un cualquiera to be a nobody♦ nfFam Pey [prostituta] tart* * *pron1 persona anyone, anybody;un cualquiera a nobody;¡cualquiera lo comprende! nobody can understand it!;¡así cualquiera! anyone can do it like that!;cualquiera diría … you o anyone would think …2 cosa any (one);fuera whichever it is o was* * *1) : any, whichevercualquier persona: any person2) : everyday, ordinaryun hombre cualquiera: an ordinary mancualquiera pron, pl cualesquiera1) : anyone, anybody, whoever2) : whatever, whichever* * *cualquiera1 adj anycualquiera2 pron1. (cualquier persona) anyone2. (entre dos) either / either one3. (entre varios) any / any one -
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ПОЧЕМУ БЫ TO НИ БЫЛО AdvP Invar adv fixed WObecause of any circumstancesfor any reason (at all (whatsoever, whatever))for whatever reason (in limited contexts) no matter what the reason (may be) whatever the reason (may be).Характер у Никиты для бизнеса неподходящий. Если он почему бы то ни было решит заняться коммерцией, у него наверняка ничего не выйдет. Nikita's personality isn't suited for business. If he for whatever reason decides to try it, he'll certainly fail. -
20 почему бы то ни было
[AdvP; Invar; adv; fixed WO]=====⇒ because of any circumstances:- for any reason (at all <whatsoever, whatever>);- [in limited contexts] no matter what the reason (may be);- whatever the reason (may be).♦ Характер у Никиты для бизнеса неподходящий. Если он почему бы то ни было решит заняться коммерцией, у него наверняка ничего не выйдет. Nikita's personality isn't suited for business. If he for whatever reason decides to try it, he'll certainly fail.Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > почему бы то ни было
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