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  • 1 Could Be Better

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  • 2 К-454

    КУДА КАК... coll, often iron (Particle Invar foil. by AdjP usu. short form or compar) or AdvP (which in some English equivalents may be replaced by a corresponding NP) fixed WO
    very (much), to a great degree: куда как весело (интересно и т. п.)! - what could be more fun (interesting etc)!
    what fun (how interesting etc)! (when used ironically only) a lot of fun (that would be etc)!
    куда как умен (независим и т. п.) = (he etc is) so smart (independent etc)
    (he etc is) as smart (independent etc) as could be (as they come)
    куда как лучше (значительнее и т. п.) — far (a lot) better (more important etc)
    what could be better (more important etc) much better ( more important etc)
    Meg куда как не глуп (не юн и т. п.) = far from stupid (young etc)
    (Катерина:) Ну, бери меня с собой, бери!.. (Кабанов:) Куда как весело с тобой ехать! (Островский 6). (Kat.) Well, take me with you, take me!... (K.) A lot of fun it would be to travel with you! (6a).
    Приедет (деревенская старуха), живет и первое время куда как довольна. И готовит, и стирает, и внуков в школу снаряжает, да еще и в церковь сходит, свечку за упокой души своего старика поставит (Войнович 1). She (the old country woman) arrived, lived in Moscow a while, and at first was as pleased as could be. She cooked, did the washing, outfitted her grandchildren for school, and went to church to light a candle tor her late husbands soul (1a).
    С с-сединой куда как л-лучше. Сейчас, говорят, с-седые мужчины в моду вошли» (Семенов 1). "It's m-much better with g-grey hair. They say grey-haired m-men are in fashion now" (1a).
    «Советы и раньше уже были... - в иных случаях они тогда распоряжались куда как авторитетней и решительней, чем впоследствии, когда все государство стало именоваться „советским"» (Копелев 1). "The Soviets had existed earlier;...in some cases they handled things with much more authority and decisiveness than they did later, when the entire state was called 'soviet.'" (1a).
    Письмо было куда как не глупое и первый русский трезвый голос с Запада (Лимонов 1)... It was a far from stupid letter and the first sober Russian voice in the West (1a)

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  • 3 куда как...

    • КУДА КАК... coll, often iron
    [Particle; Invar; foll. by AdjP (usu. short form or compar) or AdvP (which in some English equivalents may be replaced by a corresponding NP); fixed WO]
    =====
    ⇒ very (much), to a great degree:
    - куда как весело (интересно и т. п.)! - what could be more fun (interesting etc)!;
    - what fun (how interesting etc)!;
    - [when used ironically only] a lot of fun (that would be etc)!;
    || куда как умен (независим и т. п.) ≈ (he etc is) so smart (independent etc);
    - (he etc is) as smart (independent etc) as could be (as they come);
    || куда как лучше (значительнее и т. п.) ≈ far (a lot) better (more important etc);
    - what could be better (more important etc);
    - much better ( more important etc);
    || Neg куда как не глуп (не юн и т. п.) ≈ far from stupid (young etc).
         ♦ [Катерина:] Ну, бери меня с собой, бери!.. [Кабанов:] Куда как весело с тобой ехать! (Островский 6). [Kat. ] Well, take me with you, take me!... [K. ] A lot of fun it would be to travel with you! (6a).
         ♦ Приедет [деревенская старуха], живет и первое время куда как довольна. И готовит, и стирает, и внуков в школу снаряжает, да еще и в церковь сходит, свечку за упокой души своего старика поставит (Войнович 1). She [the old country woman] arrived, lived in Moscow a while, and at first was as pleased as could be. She cooked, did the washing, outfitted her grandchildren for school, and went to church to light a candle tor her late husbands soul (1a).
         ♦ "С с-сединой куда как л-лучше. Сейчас, говорят, с-седые мужчины в моду вошли" (Семенов 1). "It's m-much better with g-grey hair. They say grey-haired m-men are in fashion now" (1a).
         ♦ "Советы и раньше уже были... - в иных случаях они тогда распоряжались куда как авторитетней и решительней, чем впоследствии, когда все государство стало именоваться "советским"" (Копелев 1). "The soviets had existed earlier;...in some cases they handled things with much more authority and decisiveness than they did later, when the entire state was called 'soviet.'" (1a).
         ♦...Письмо было куда как не глупое и первый русский трезвый голос с Запада (Лимонов 1)... It was a far from stupid letter and the first sober Russian voice in the West (1a)

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  • 4 работа хорошая, но (все же) могла бы быть лучше

    Makarov: the work is good, yet it could be better, work is good, yet it could be better

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  • 5 Д-56

    ДЕЛА КАК САЖА БЕЛА (saying) things could be better (said, usu. humorously or ironically, in response to the question «Как дела?» - "How are things going?" - when matters are going badly or when a person prefers to give a vague reply, implying that things are not going well): - don't ask could be better.

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  • 6 Н-92

    HET-HET ДА И... НЕТ-НЕТ ДА (И)...allcoll (Particle these forms only fixed WO
    periodically, sometimes, at irregular intervals
    from time to time
    (every) once in a while (every) now and then (again) every so often occasionally (in limited contexts) an occasional NP
    ....Вращаясь в высоких кругах, Яконов нет-нет да и слышал подробности, недоступные печати (Солженицын 3)..Moving as he did in high circles, Yakonov from time to time heard about details not available to the press (3a).
    Нюра, идя следом, нет-нет да и поглядывала украдкой на нового своего знакомого (Войнович 2). Every once in a while, as she followed behind him, Nyura would steal a glance at her new acquaintance (2a).
    Буду вот твои сочинения читать, буду про тебя слышать ото всех, а нет-нет - и сам зайдешь проведать, чего ж лучше?» (Достоевский 3). "I'll read your writings, I'll hear about you from everyone, and once in a while you'll stop by to see me yourself-what could be better?" (3c). "What I'll do is read your articles, and I'll also be hearing about you from everybody else, and now and again you'll come to see me yourself, what could be better?" (3a).
    Влад нет-нет да сходит туда, в тот двор, и теперь (Максимов 2). Even now Vlad still occasionally passes by and goes into that courtyard (2a)
    Самолет все* еще плыл над ватной пустыней, но в пустыне этой уже стали возникать просветы: нет-нет да блеснет внизу ночное озеро или изгиб реки... (Аксенов 6). The aircraft was still floating over a wilderness of cotton, but gaps were already starting to appear in that wilderness. Down below were occasional glints of nocturnal lake or the bend of a river. (6a)

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  • 7 работа хорошая, но могла бы быть лучше

    Makarov: (все же) the work is good, yet it could be better, (все же) work is good, yet it could be better

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  • 8 дела как сажа бела

    [saying]
    =====
    ⇒ things could be better (said, usu. humorously or ironically, in response to the question "Как дела?" - "How are things going?" - when matters are going badly or when a person prefers to give a vague reply, implying that things are not going well):
    - could be better.

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  • 9 нет-нет да и...

    • НЕТ-НЕТ ДА И...; НЕТ-НЕТ ДА (И)... all coll
    [Particle; these forms only; fixed WOl periodically, sometimes, at irregular intervals: from time to time; (every) once in a while; (every) now and then (again); every so often; occasionally; [in limited contexts]
    =====
    ⇒ an occasional [NP].
         ♦...Вращаясь в высоких кругах, Яконов нет-нет да и слышал подробности, недоступные печати (Солженицын 3)...Moving as he did in high circles, Yakonov from time to time heard about details not available to the press (3a).
         ♦ Нюра, идя следом, нет-нет да и поглядывала украдкой на нового своего знакомого (Войнович 2). Every once in a while, as she followed behind him, Nyura would steal a glance at her new acquaintance (2a).
         ♦ "Буду вот твои сочинения читать, буду про тебя слышать ото всех, а нет-нет - и сам зайдешь проведать, чего ж лучше?" (Достоевский 3). Til read your writings, I'll hear about you from everyone, and once in a while you'll stop by to see me yourself-what could be better?" (3c). "What I'll do is read your articles, and I'll also be hearing about you from everybody else, and now and again you'll come to see me yourself; what could be better?" (3a).
         ♦ Влад нет-нет да сходит туда, в тот двор, и теперь (Максимов 2). Even now Vlad still occasionally passes by and goes into that courtyard (2a)
         ♦ Самолёт всё еще плыл над ватной пустыней, но в пустыне эюй уже стали возникать просветы: нет-нет да блеснет внизу ночное озеро или изгиб реки... (Аксенов 6). The aircraft was still floating over a wilderness of cotton, but gaps were already starting to appear in that wilderness. Down below were occasional glints of nocturnal lake or the bend of a river. (6a)

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  • 10 нет-нет да...

    • НЕТ-НЕТ ДА И...; НЕТ-НЕТ ДА (И)... all coll
    [Particle; these forms only; fixed WOl periodically, sometimes, at irregular intervals: from time to time; (every) once in a while; (every) now and then (again); every so often; occasionally; [in limited contexts]
    =====
    ⇒ an occasional [NP].
         ♦...Вращаясь в высоких кругах, Яконов нет-нет да и слышал подробности, недоступные печати (Солженицын 3)...Moving as he did in high circles, Yakonov from time to time heard about details not available to the press (3a).
         ♦ Нюра, идя следом, нет-нет да и поглядывала украдкой на нового своего знакомого (Войнович 2). Every once in a while, as she followed behind him, Nyura would steal a glance at her new acquaintance (2a).
         ♦ "Буду вот твои сочинения читать, буду про тебя слышать ото всех, а нет-нет - и сам зайдешь проведать, чего ж лучше?" (Достоевский 3). Til read your writings, I'll hear about you from everyone, and once in a while you'll stop by to see me yourself-what could be better?" (3c). "What I'll do is read your articles, and I'll also be hearing about you from everybody else, and now and again you'll come to see me yourself; what could be better?" (3a).
         ♦ Влад нет-нет да сходит туда, в тот двор, и теперь (Максимов 2). Even now Vlad still occasionally passes by and goes into that courtyard (2a)
         ♦ Самолёт всё еще плыл над ватной пустыней, но в пустыне эюй уже стали возникать просветы: нет-нет да блеснет внизу ночное озеро или изгиб реки... (Аксенов 6). The aircraft was still floating over a wilderness of cotton, but gaps were already starting to appear in that wilderness. Down below were occasional glints of nocturnal lake or the bend of a river. (6a)

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  • 11 нет-нет и...

    • НЕТ-НЕТ ДА И...; НЕТ-НЕТ ДА (И)... all coll
    [Particle; these forms only; fixed WOl periodically, sometimes, at irregular intervals: from time to time; (every) once in a while; (every) now and then (again); every so often; occasionally; [in limited contexts]
    =====
    ⇒ an occasional [NP].
         ♦...Вращаясь в высоких кругах, Яконов нет-нет да и слышал подробности, недоступные печати (Солженицын 3)...Moving as he did in high circles, Yakonov from time to time heard about details not available to the press (3a).
         ♦ Нюра, идя следом, нет-нет да и поглядывала украдкой на нового своего знакомого (Войнович 2). Every once in a while, as she followed behind him, Nyura would steal a glance at her new acquaintance (2a).
         ♦ "Буду вот твои сочинения читать, буду про тебя слышать ото всех, а нет-нет - и сам зайдешь проведать, чего ж лучше?" (Достоевский 3). Til read your writings, I'll hear about you from everyone, and once in a while you'll stop by to see me yourself-what could be better?" (3c). "What I'll do is read your articles, and I'll also be hearing about you from everybody else, and now and again you'll come to see me yourself; what could be better?" (3a).
         ♦ Влад нет-нет да сходит туда, в тот двор, и теперь (Максимов 2). Even now Vlad still occasionally passes by and goes into that courtyard (2a)
         ♦ Самолёт всё еще плыл над ватной пустыней, но в пустыне эюй уже стали возникать просветы: нет-нет да блеснет внизу ночное озеро или изгиб реки... (Аксенов 6). The aircraft was still floating over a wilderness of cotton, but gaps were already starting to appear in that wilderness. Down below were occasional glints of nocturnal lake or the bend of a river. (6a)

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  • 12 бывает лучше

    Colloquial: could be better (в ответ на вопрос "как дела?")

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  • 13 дела как сажа бела

    1) Set phrase: things are as all right as soot is white, things are as bad as they can be, things couldn't be worse (things could be better. used ironically or jocularly as a reply to the question,,как дела?" ("how are things?"))
    2) American English: [things are so bad or so awful, that it] couldn't get any worse

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  • 14 как сажа бела

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  • 15 никто на свете не сделал бы лучше

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  • 16 BRIGHT

    • None too bright, could be better - Дела, как сажа бела (Д)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > BRIGHT

  • 17 Дела, как сажа бела

    The state of things is rotten. See Дело - табак (Д)
    Cf: It's all up (Am., Br.). It's SNAFU (Am.). It's the pits (Am.). Life is hell (Am., Br.). None too bright, could be better (Br.). The same old seven and six (Am.). Things couldn't be worse (Am., Br.). This is a day (a week) from hell (Am.)

    Русско-английский словарь пословиц и поговорок > Дела, как сажа бела

  • 18 ПРИВЕТСТВИЯ

    @Здравствуйте, добрый день
    Hello
    @Привет
    Hi (informal)
    @Как дела?
    How are you doing/how are you/ how are things? (informal — what's up?)
    @Как жизнь? разг.
    How's life?
    @Что нового (слышно)?
    How are things/you/what's up?
    @Хорошо. @Все в порядке @Нормально @Ничего @Не жалуюсь
    Fine, just fine, great, OK
    @Плохи дела @Плохо @Неважно
    Not so good (not so hot)/Not too well (in answer to how are you)/Could be better
    @Не ахти как
    So-so
    @Лучше не спрашивай @Хуже некуда
    Awful/Terrible/Don't ask
    @Рад вас приветствовать/видеть
    I'm so glad/delighted to see you
    @Очень рад с вами познакомиться
    (Very) pleased to meet you
    @Я приветствую вас от имени...
    I welcome you on behalf of (our club, the Department of State, etc.)
    @Мы с вами уже знакомы
    We've already met/been introduced
    @Сколько лет, сколько зим @Тысячу лет не виделись
    Haven't seen you in ages
    @Чем могу служить? @Чем могу быть полезен @Чем могу помочь?
    What can I do for you/How can I help you/be of assistance to you?
    @Какими судьбами! @Как вы-то сюда попали? @Кого я вижу!
    What a surprise!(to see you here)/What brings you here/ What are you doing here?
    @Хорошо, что вы пришли!
    I'm delighted/glad you've come
    @Ну, вот и вы!
    At last!
    @

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  • 19 Неважно

    Not so good (not so hot)/Not too well (in answer to how are you)/Could be better

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  • 20 Плохи дела

    Not so good (not so hot)/Not too well (in answer to how are you)/Could be better

    Русско-английский словарь переводчика-синхрониста > Плохи дела

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