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КАК БЫ TO (TAM) НИ БЫЛО AdvP these forms only usu. sent adv (parenth) usu. in the initial position fixed WOwhatever the circumstances or situation may be, regardless of whether the preceding statement is true (or, in the case of several preceding statements, which of them is true), even though that might be true, it is irrelevantwhatever the case (the cause, the reason) (may be)however that (this) may be whatever the truth of the matter is (in limited contexts) be that as it may at any rate.Сейчас мне не совсем понятно, почему, собственно, потребовалось вмешательство бабушки: ведь я был достаточно взрослым мальчиком... По всей вероятности, бабушка была послана, так сказать, для отчета. Как бы то ни было, этот день... соединен именно с бабушкой... (Олеша 3). It isn't entirely clear to me now just why my grandmother's intervention was requiredI was, after all, quite sufficiently grown-up to have gone by myself....Most likely, my grandmother was sent to keep account, so to speak. Whatever the reason, that day... is united with the memory of my grandmother (3a).(Глуповцы) стали доискиваться, откуда явилась Пфейферша. Одни говорили, что она не более как интриганка... Другие утверждали, что Пфейферша... вышла замуж за Пфейфера единственно затем, чтобы соединиться с Грустиловым... Как бы то ни было, нельзя отвергать, что это была женщина далеко не дюжинная (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). They (the Foolovites) began trying to find out where Mme Pfeifer had come from. Some said that she was no more than an intriguer....Others alleged that... (she) had married Pfeifer only in order to be united with Melancholov....However that may be, it cannot be denied that she was far from an ordinary woman (1a).Публика эта разделилась на два лагеря. Часть ее... решительно во всём обвиняла Надежду Петровну... Другая часть, напротив, оправдывала её... Как бы то ни было, но Надежда Петровна стала удостоверяться, что уважение к ней с каждым днём умаляется (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). The public was divided into two camps. One section...was firmly of the opinion that Nadezhda Petrovna was to blame....The other section of public opinion, however, stoutly defended her....Whatever the truth of the matter was, Nadezhda Petrovna began to notice that the respect in which she had been held was beginning to fritter away daily (2a).He оттого ли, может быть, шагала она (Ольга) так уверенно по этому пути, что по временам слышала рядом другие, ещё более уверенные шаги «друга», которому верила, и с ними соразмеряла свой шаг. Как бы то ни было, но в редкой девице встретишь такую простоту и естественную свободу взгляда, слова, поступка (Гончаров 1). Quite likely she (Olga) walked so confidently through life because she heard at times beside her the still more confident footsteps of her "friend" whom she trusted and with whom she tried to keep in step. Be that as it may, there were few girls who possessed such a simplicity and spontaneity of opinions, words, and actions (1a). -
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• КАК БЫ ТО < TAM> НИ БЫЛО[AdvP; these forms only; usu. sent adv (parenth; usu. in the initial position; fixed WO]=====⇒ whatever the circumstances or situation may be, regardless of whether the preceding statement is true (or, in the case of several preceding statements, which of them is true), even though that might be true, it is irrelevant:- whatever the case (the cause, the reason) (may be);- [in limited contexts] be that as it may;- at any rate.♦ Сейчас мне не совсем понятно, почему, собственно, потребовалось вмешательство бабушки: ведь я был достаточно взрослым мальчиком... По всей вероятности, бабушка была послана, так сказать, для отчёта. Как бы то ни было, этот день... соединён именно с бабушкой... (Олеша 3). It isn't entirely clear to me now just why my grandmother's intervention was required; I was, after all, quite sufficiently grown-up to have gone by myself....Most likely, my grandmother was sent to keep account, so to speak. Whatever the reason, that day... is united with the memory of my grandmother (3a).♦ [Глуповцы] стали доискиваться, откуда явилась Пфейферша. Одни говорили, что она не более как интриганка... Другие утверждали, что Пфейферша... вышла замуж за Пфейфера единственно затем, чтобы соединиться с Грустиловым... Как бы то ни было, нельзя отвергать, что это была женщина далеко не дюжинная (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). They [the Foolovites] began trying to find out where Mme Pfeifer had come from. Some said that she was no more than an intriguer....Others alleged that... [she] had married Pfeifer only in order to be united with Melancholov....However that may be, it cannot be denied that she was far from an ordinary woman (1a).♦ Публика эта разделилась на два лагеря. Часть её... решительно во всём обвиняла Надежду Петровну... Другая часть, напротив, оправдывала её... Как бы то ни было, но Надежда Петровна стала удостоверяться, что уважение к ней с каждым днём умаляется (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). The public was divided into two camps. One section...was firmly of the opinion that Nadezhda Petrovna was to blame....The other section of public opinion, however, stoutly defended her....Whatever the truth of the matter was, Nadezhda Petrovna began to notice that the respect in which she had been held was beginning to fritter away daily (2a).♦ Не оттого ли, может быть, шагала она [Ольга] так уверенно по этому пути, что по временам слышала рядом другие, ещё более уверенные шаги " друга", которому верила, и с ними соразмеряла свой шаг. Как бы то ни было, но в редкой девице встретишь такую простоту и естественную свободу взгляда, слова, поступка (Гончаров 1). Quite likely she [Olga] walked so confidently through life because she heard at times beside her the still more confident footsteps of her "friend" whom she trusted and with whom she tried to keep in step. Be that as it may, there were few girls who possessed such a simplicity and spontaneity of opinions, words, and actions (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как бы там ни было
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• КАК БЫ ТО < TAM> НИ БЫЛО[AdvP; these forms only; usu. sent adv (parenth; usu. in the initial position; fixed WO]=====⇒ whatever the circumstances or situation may be, regardless of whether the preceding statement is true (or, in the case of several preceding statements, which of them is true), even though that might be true, it is irrelevant:- whatever the case (the cause, the reason) (may be);- [in limited contexts] be that as it may;- at any rate.♦ Сейчас мне не совсем понятно, почему, собственно, потребовалось вмешательство бабушки: ведь я был достаточно взрослым мальчиком... По всей вероятности, бабушка была послана, так сказать, для отчёта. Как бы то ни было, этот день... соединён именно с бабушкой... (Олеша 3). It isn't entirely clear to me now just why my grandmother's intervention was required; I was, after all, quite sufficiently grown-up to have gone by myself....Most likely, my grandmother was sent to keep account, so to speak. Whatever the reason, that day... is united with the memory of my grandmother (3a).♦ [Глуповцы] стали доискиваться, откуда явилась Пфейферша. Одни говорили, что она не более как интриганка... Другие утверждали, что Пфейферша... вышла замуж за Пфейфера единственно затем, чтобы соединиться с Грустиловым... Как бы то ни было, нельзя отвергать, что это была женщина далеко не дюжинная (Салтыков-Щедрин 1). They [the Foolovites] began trying to find out where Mme Pfeifer had come from. Some said that she was no more than an intriguer....Others alleged that... [she] had married Pfeifer only in order to be united with Melancholov....However that may be, it cannot be denied that she was far from an ordinary woman (1a).♦ Публика эта разделилась на два лагеря. Часть её... решительно во всём обвиняла Надежду Петровну... Другая часть, напротив, оправдывала её... Как бы то ни было, но Надежда Петровна стала удостоверяться, что уважение к ней с каждым днём умаляется (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). The public was divided into two camps. One section...was firmly of the opinion that Nadezhda Petrovna was to blame....The other section of public opinion, however, stoutly defended her....Whatever the truth of the matter was, Nadezhda Petrovna began to notice that the respect in which she had been held was beginning to fritter away daily (2a).♦ Не оттого ли, может быть, шагала она [Ольга] так уверенно по этому пути, что по временам слышала рядом другие, ещё более уверенные шаги " друга", которому верила, и с ними соразмеряла свой шаг. Как бы то ни было, но в редкой девице встретишь такую простоту и естественную свободу взгляда, слова, поступка (Гончаров 1). Quite likely she [Olga] walked so confidently through life because she heard at times beside her the still more confident footsteps of her "friend" whom she trusted and with whom she tried to keep in step. Be that as it may, there were few girls who possessed such a simplicity and spontaneity of opinions, words, and actions (1a).Большой русско-английский фразеологический словарь > как бы то ни было
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