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ХОТЬ (ХОТИ) БЫ... ( these forms only)1.subord Conj, concessive) used to express hypothetical concessioneven if."Я хотела уж зайти к Катерине Ивановне....... - «Катерина Ивановна ведь вас чуть не била, у отца-то?» - «Ах нет, что вы, что вы это, нет!.. Господи, била! А хоть бы и била, так что ж! Ну так что ж? Вы ничего, ничего не знаете...» (Достоевский 3). "I was even going to go to Katerina Ivanovna..."... "But Katerina Ivanovna all but beat you when you lived at your father's?" "Ah, no, what are you saying, no!...Beat me—Lord! And even if she did beat me, what of it! Well, what of it! You know nothing, nothing..." (3c).2. (Particle) (used to show that the person, thing, phenomenon etc named is less than optimal) if nothing better, more substantial, more important etcat leastif nothing else (in limited contexts) if only....Видно, его могучая, замкнутая в своей безысходности страсть нуждалась в поддержке доброжелателей или хотя бы зрителей (Искандер 5)....His mighty passion, locked in hopelessness, must have needed the support of well-wishers, or at least spectators (5a).Затянувшись дымом и глядя на меня с необычной внимательностью, она сказала: «Чем обогатилась? Хотя бы тем, что лучше узнала твой характер» (Трифонов 5). Inhaling on her cigarette and gazing at me with unusual attentiveness, she said, "In what way was I enriched by it? Well, if nothing else, I gained a better understanding of your character" (5a).3. (intensif Particleused with a verb in the affirmative) used to indicate that sth. that was to be expected did not take place not even.(Телятев:) Выпили по бутылке, и хоть бы краска в лице прибавилась... (Островский 4). (Т.:) We had a bottle each and his face didn't even colour... (4b).4. (exemplifying Particle) as an examplefor examplefor instance.Сколько всего напридумано ими, безвестными следователями соответствующих органов. Возьмите хотя бы знаменитую теперь стенограмму процесса Бухарина и других (Войнович 3). How much of all this did they make up themselves, the unsung investigators of the appropriate organs! Take for example the now famous shorthand report of the trial of Bukharin et al. (3a).«Ещё между собой придётся воевать. Ты как думаешь?»... -«С кем воевать-то?» - «Мало ли с кем... Хотя бы с большевиками»... - «Нам с ними нечего делить» (Шолохов 3). "There's still some fighting to be done among ourselves, don't you think?"... "Who have we got to fight?" "Plenty of people....The Bolsheviks, for instance."..."We've got no quarrel with them" (3a).5. (Particle) (used to express a wish or desire) it would be good ifif onlywould that I wish...(in limited contexts) oh, that... (Нина:) У меня в руке только одна горошина. Я загадала: идти мне в актрисы или нет? Хоть бы посоветовал кто. (Три-горин:) Тут советовать нельзя (Чехов 6). (N.:) There's just one pea in my hand. I was trying to tell my fortune: should I become an actress or not? If only someone would advise me. (T.:) No one can about that (6c).«Хоть бы Штольц скорей приехал!» - сказал он (Гончаров 1). "I wish Stolz would hurry up and come," he said (1a).
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