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  • 41 И-1

    ВО ВСЮ ИВАНОВСКУЮ highly coll PrepP Invar adv (intensif) used with impfv verbs) (one does sth., sth. goes on) at a very high level of intensity
    with all one's
    for all one (in limited contexts) to beat the band
    кричать \И-1 - shout at the top of one's lungs (voice)
    храпеть \И-1 = snore like a chain (buzz) saw
    шуметь \И-1 = make enough noise to wake the dead
    гони (валяй, жми) -= go full tilt (steam)
    step on it
    цвести \И-1 - be in full bloom
    солнце светит \И-1 - the sun is beating down.
    There are two common explanations of the origin of this idiom, one connecting it with Ivanovskaya Square, the place in the Kremlin where the tsar's decrees were announced for all to hear, and the other connecting it with the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, also located within the Kremlin. The latter explanation traces the idiom to an expression used by bell ringers, «Звонить во всю колокольную фамилию» ("to ring all the bells in the bell tower"). The full complement of bells in the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great was called «ивановская».

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  • 42 Р-49

    РАЗГОВОР КОРОТКИЙ у кого с кем ШУТКИ КОРОТКИЕ (КОРОТКИ) all coll VP subj. with быть* fixed WO ( var. with short-form Adj)) (may refer to dealing with one person, a group of people, people of a given type etc) s.o. deals with another or others in an abrupt and decisive manner, not wasting time on conversations or explanations: у X-a с Y-ом разговор короткий - X takes swift action with Y X takes quick, firm action with Y X doesn't waste (mince) words with Y.
    "С прогульщиками у меня разговор короткий, - сказал декан. - За шесть пропущенных без уважительных причин занятий снимаю со стипендии». "I take swift action with students who cut classes," said the dean. "Six cuts without a good reason, and I pull your stipend."

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  • 43 Р-52

    БЕЗ ВСЯКИХ РАЗГОВОРОВ БЕЗ ВСЯКОГО РАЗГОВОРА both coll PrepP these forms only adv fixed WO
    1. (to do sth.) without raising any objections
    without any arguments
    (in direct address) and no arguments (back talk) and no ifs, ands, or buts (in limited contexts) and I don't want to hear any back talk.
    Вам дали приказ - вот и выполняйте без всяких разговоров. You were ordered to do something, so do it-and no arguments.
    2. (to do sth. to s.o.) quickly and decisively, without wasting time on discussion, explanations etc
    without wasting words
    wasting no time on talk (in limited contexts) without (even) giving s.o. time to object (explain (himself) etc).
    Когда Антон в третий раз опоздал на работу, бригадир уволил его без всяких разговоров. The third time Anton was late to work, the foreman fired him without even giving him time to object.

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  • 44 С-205

    КАК СКАЗАТЬ coll indep. sent or clause Invar fixed WO
    1. Also: КАК ТЕБЕ (ВАМ) СКАЗАТЬ coll (used to express the speaker's hesitation or inability to answer a question confidently and specifically) it is hard for me to answer that precisely
    how should (shall, can) I put it?
    how can I explain? left put it this way let me see (in limited contexts) I don't know if I'd say that.
    (Кручинина:) Вас любил кто-нибудь? (Незнамов:) Как вам сказать... Настоящим образом нет... (Островский 3). (К.:) Has no one ever loved you? (N.:) Hm, how shall I put it? Not really (3a).
    «Ну что? - положив трубку, она (прокурор) смотрит на меня с улыбкой, не предвещающей ничего хорошего. -Значит, въехали самовольно в чужую квартиру?» - «Да как вам сказать, - бормочу я, понимая заранее, что все объяснения лишни. - Не совсем в чужую и не совсем самовольно» (Войнович 3). "Well, then." Putting down the phone, she (the Public Prosecutor) looks at me with a smile that portends no good. "So, you moved into someone else's apartment without authorization." "How can I explain?" I mumble, knowing in advance that all explanations are superfluous. "Not exactly someone else's and not exactly without authorization" (3a).
    Ревкину показалось, что Голубев сказал не «с бабой», а «с бандой». «И большая у него (Чонкина) банда?» - поинтересовался он. «Да как сказать... - замялся Голубев, вызывая в своем воображении образ Нюры... -вообще-то порядочная» (Войнович 2)....It seemed to Revkin that Golubev had not said "girl" but "gang." "And how big is his (Chonkin's) gang?" inquired Revkin. "Now let me see.." Golubev hesitated, summoning up Nyura's image in his mind. "...Pretty good-sized on the whole" (2a).
    Вконец раздобревший хозяин кинулся было в магазин за добавкой, но гость решительно перевернул свой стакан вверх дном: «Я... пас». - «Что так?» - «Папашка не любит, когда посреди работы». - «Строг?» - «Да как сказать. Строг не строг, а порядок любит» (Максимов 3). Completely mellowed by now, he wanted to run to the shop for fresh supplies, but his guest resolutely turned his glass upside down. "I pass..." "How's that?" "The old man doesn't like it in the middle of a job." "So he's strict?" "I don't know if I'd say that. He isn't exactly strict, but he likes things to be proper" (3a).
    2. often это (ещё) - (used by the speaker to express his disagreement with or objection to the preceding statement) I cannot agree with that: I wouldn't say that
    I wouldn't exactly put it that way I wouldn't put it quite that way I beg to differ (with you) that's what you think (he thinks etc) (in limited contexts) that's stretching a (the) point (a bit).
    «Задание несложное». - «Это как сказать, в нем есть свои трудности». "The assignment isn't that hard." 'That's what you think-it has its difficulties."
    Ну, а насчет мягкости приговора, так это еще как сказать (Марченко 2). То say that the sentence was mild is stretching a point (2a).

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  • 45 С-709

    ОТНОСИТЬ/ОТНЕСТИ что ЗА (НА) СЧЁТ кого-чего VP subj: human to interpret sth. as being caused by sth. else
    X относит Y за счёт Z-a = X attributes (credits) Y to Z
    X puts Y down to thing Z.
    Признаться, Федины объяснения несколько успокоили меня. Эдик же, напротив, впал в подавленное состояние. Эта подавленность удивляла меня, я относил ее целиком за счёт того, что Эдик всегда был человеком чистой науки, далёким от всяких там входящих и исходящих, от дыроколов и ведомостей (Стругацкие 3). I must admit that Fedya's explanations had calmed me somewhat. But Eddie had become depressed. I was surprised by his depression, but I attributed it completely to the fact that Eddie had always been a man of pure science far removed from lost shipments, paper punching, and expense forms (3a).
    Я ещё не видел её (мою пьесу) на сцене, а уже получил за нее высшую награду - его (Пастернака) одобрение. Даже если большую часть отнести на счёт его доброжелательности и дружеской снисходительности, то и того, что останется, вполне достаточно, чтобы чувствовать себя безмерно счастливым (Гладков 1). I have not yet seen it (my play) put on the stage, but I have already received the highest accolade: his (Pasternak's) approval. Even allowing that most of it must be put down to his generosity and kindhearted indulgence, it is still more than enough to make me feel boundlessly happy (1a).
    To, что Дьяков женат на Ревекке, Юра относил за счёт его собственной неприглядности (Рыбаков 2). ( context transl) Yuri thought Dyakov must have married Rebecca because he was so unattractive himself (2a).

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  • 46 Т-242

    ТУТ ЖЕ AdjP Invar adv
    1. in the very place or very close to the place where one is or that is being referred to
    right here (there).
    "...Добрый день, - сказал человек в халате, — мне хотелось бы поговорить...» Тут он положил локти на перила, ладонями подпер щёки и стал похож на смешную обезьяну в колпаке... Арманда и Барон с изумлением поняли, что он желает разговаривать тут же, на лестнице... (Булгаков 5). "...Good afternoon," said the man in the robe. "We must have a talk...." He rested his elbows on the railing, propped his cheeks with hands, and began to look like a funny monkey in a nightcap. Armande and Baron realized with astonishment that he intended to talk with them right there, on the stairs... (5a).
    2. at this or that very moment
    right now (then)
    (right) there and then (then and there) instantly on the spot right away straight off immediately at once.
    ...Выхолит он на средину, а в руках бумага - форменное донесение по начальству. А так как начальство его было тут же, то тут же и прочел бумагу вслух всем собравшимся... (Достоевский 1)....He stepped into the middle of the room with a paper in his hand-a formal statement to the authorities. And since the authorities were right there, he read the paper right then to the whole gathering (1a).
    Он тут же уснул, а Хикур плакала, плакала, уткнувшись головой в подушку... (Искандер 4). Не fell asleep then and there, and Khikur wept, wept with her face buried in the pillow... (4a).
    Он ожидал услышать с порога про кольцо, но Фаина была весела, неожиданно ласкова и приветлива, и он удивлялся. Пусть он немного подождет на лестнице, а она быстренько оденется, и они пойдут гулять. Он ждал. И тут же появилась Фаина, и на ней не было лица. «Что с тобой?!» - воскликнул Лева... (Битов 2). Не had expected to hear about the ring the minute he walked in. But Faina was gay, unexpectedly affectionate, and cordial, and he was amazed. Let him wait a minute on the stairs-she'd get dressed in a jiffy and they'd go for a walk. He waited. Faina reappeared instantly, pale as death. "What's the matter?" Lyova exclaimed... (2a).
    (Бабушка:) В нашей молодости мы не знали такого сервиса. Теряешь документы, и тут же их тебе возвращают (Панова 1). (Grandmother:) In our days there was no such service. Now you lose your travel papers, and right away they hand them back to you (1a).
    Лева чуть не расплакался, тут же в коридоре, от радости и от стыда, и взятку принял, тут же поверив, что это именно так, как говорит Бланк (Битов 2). Lyova nearly burst into tears of joy and shame right there in the corridor, and he accepted the bribe, believing immediately that all was just as Blank said (2a).
    Требовалось тут же, не сходя с места, изобрести обыкновенные объяснения явлений необыкновенных (Булгаков 9)....He felt obliged to invent at once, right on the spot, some ordinary explanations for extraordinary events (9a).
    Другие в его (Юрочки) возрасте и в Берлине побывали, и черт знает еще где («Кое-кто и голову там положил», - перебил его в этом месте Вадим Петрович, но он тут же ответил: «Положили, знаю, но было за что положить») (Некрасов 1). ( context transl) Other men of his (Yurochka's) age had been to Berlin and God knows where else ("Some of them gave their lives in Berlin," Vadim Petrovich interrupted him at this point, but Yurochka replied without hesitation: "They gave their lives, I know, but they had something to give them for") (1a).

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  • 47 Х-102

    НА ХРЕНА НА ХРЕН НА КОЙ XPEH all highly coll, rude PrepP these forms only adv
    used in questions, rhetorical questions, and exclamations to express annoyance, irritation, and/or a complete lack of interest in s.o. or sth.: why the hell (the devil, the frig)
    what the hell (the devil, the frig) (for) why in (the) blazes the hell with ( s.o. sth.).
    Я сейчас сидел и думал, - продолжал отец, - на кой хрен нам нужна халупа, там же нет ничего хорошего... (Соколов 1). I was just sitting and thinking—continued father, —why the hell do we need that hovel, there's nothing good out there... (1a).
    «Путается, хочет все объяснить, а на хрена нам его объяснения?» (Искандер 5). "Не kept getting tangled up, wanting to explain everything. What the frig did we want with his explanations?" (5a).
    Какая баба!.. Ей бы и быть председателем. И на хрена нам кого-то со стороны искать» (Абрамов 1). "...What a woman!...If only she could be Chairwoman, and the hell with searching for one on the outside" (1a).

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  • 48 Ч-62

    ЧЕМ HE... coll Invar used (with NP that follows it) as indep. sent, usu. as a rhet question or exclamation) the person (thing etc) named has all or most of the qualities, characteristics to qualify him (it etc) as a member of the category to which he (it etc) is said to belong: ( s.o. sth.) is nothing short of a NP ( s.o. (sth.»is a perfectly good NP) ( s.o. (sth.»is a regular NP) how's that for a NP
    ? Приезжай отдыхать к нам. У нас тут и речка, и песчаный пляж - чем не курорт! Come vacation at our place. We've got a stream and a sandy beach - it's nothing short of a resort!
    На маленьком клочке земли за домом посадили два куста помидоров, укроп и петрушку. Чем не огород! On the little patch of land behind the house they planted two tomato plants, dill, and parsley. A regular garden!
    Слушали: «О неправильном поведении председателя правления Б. А. Турганова». Постановили: «Предложить тов. Турганову письменно до 22 мая объяснить свои действия. До представления письменных объяснений и их рассмотрения отстранить Б.А. Турганова от обязанностей председателя правления»... Чем вам не процесс импичмента? (Войнович 3). Discussed: Board Chairman В. A. TUrganov's irregular conduct. Resolved: Comrade Turganov required to explain his actions in writing by May 22. Until presentation of the written explanations and their examination, B. A. Turganov to be relieved of his duties as board chairman....How's that for an impeachment process? (3a).

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  • 49 подвести базу

    • ПОДВОДИТЬ/ПОДВЕСТИ ( какую) БАЗУ( под что) offic; in coll speech, often iron
    [VP; subj: human or collect]
    =====
    ⇒ to substantiate sth. (usu. with one's own interests in mind):
    - X produces a [AdjP] explanation (to back up < to support> Y);
    - X makes a case for Y (based on...).
         ♦ Почему и зачем издан этот Указ - это мне всё равно. И нечего подводить под это научную базу и трепаться о революции (Аржак 1). I didn't care why the Decree had been put out. And there was no point in producing scientific explanations and in jabbering about the Revolution (la).

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  • 50 подводить базу

    • ПОДВОДИТЬ/ПОДВЕСТИ ( какую) БАЗУ( под что) offic; in coll speech, often iron
    [VP; subj: human or collect]
    =====
    ⇒ to substantiate sth. (usu. with one's own interests in mind):
    - X produces a [AdjP] explanation (to back up < to support> Y);
    - X makes a case for Y (based on...).
         ♦ Почему и зачем издан этот Указ - это мне всё равно. И нечего подводить под это научную базу и трепаться о революции (Аржак 1). I didn't care why the Decree had been put out. And there was no point in producing scientific explanations and in jabbering about the Revolution (la).

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  • 51 во всю ивановскую

    [PrepP; Invar; adv (intensif); used with impfv verbs]
    =====
    ⇒ (one does sth., sth. goes on) at a very high level of intensity:
    - with all one's < its> might;
    - for all one <it> is worth;
    - [in limited contexts] to beat the band;
    || гони <валяй, жми> во всю ивановскую ≈ go full tilt < steam>;
    —————
    ← There are two common explanations of the origin of this idiom, one connecting it with Ivanovskaya Square, the place in the Kremlin where the tsar's decrees were announced for all to hear, and the other connecting it with the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great, also located within the Kremlin. The latter explanation traces the idiom to an expression used by bell ringers, "Звонить во всю колокольную фамилию" ("to ring all the bells in the bell tower"). The full complement of bells in the Bell Tower of Ivan the Great was called "ивановская".

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  • 52 разговор короткий

    • РАЗГОВОР КОРОТКИЙ у кого с кем; ШУТКИ КОРОТКИЕ < КОРОТКИ> all coll
    [VPsubj with быть; fixed WO (var. with short-form Adj)]
    =====
    ⇒ (may refer to dealing with one person, a group of people, people of a given type etc) s.o. deals with another or others in an abrupt and decisive manner, not wasting time on conversations or explanations:
    - у X-a с Y-ом разговор короткий≈ X takes swift action with Y;
    - X takes quick, firm action with Y;
    - X doesn't waste < mince> words with Y.
         ♦ "С прогульщиками у меня разговор короткий, - сказал декан. - За шесть пропущенных без уважительных причин занятий снимаю со стипендии". "I take swift action with students who cut classes," said the dean. "Six cuts without a good reason, and I pull your stipend."

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  • 53 шутки коротки

    • РАЗГОВОР КОРОТКИЙ у кого с кем; ШУТКИ КОРОТКИЕ < КОРОТКИ> all coll
    [VPsubj with быть; fixed WO (var. with short-form Adj)]
    =====
    ⇒ (may refer to dealing with one person, a group of people, people of a given type etc) s.o. deals with another or others in an abrupt and decisive manner, not wasting time on conversations or explanations:
    - у X-a с Y-ом разговор короткий≈ X takes swift action with Y;
    - X takes quick, firm action with Y;
    - X doesn't waste < mince> words with Y.
         ♦ "С прогульщиками у меня разговор короткий, - сказал декан. - За шесть пропущенных без уважительных причин занятий снимаю со стипендии". "I take swift action with students who cut classes," said the dean. "Six cuts without a good reason, and I pull your stipend."

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  • 54 шутки короткие

    • РАЗГОВОР КОРОТКИЙ у кого с кем; ШУТКИ КОРОТКИЕ < КОРОТКИ> all coll
    [VPsubj with быть; fixed WO (var. with short-form Adj)]
    =====
    ⇒ (may refer to dealing with one person, a group of people, people of a given type etc) s.o. deals with another or others in an abrupt and decisive manner, not wasting time on conversations or explanations:
    - у X-a с Y-ом разговор короткий≈ X takes swift action with Y;
    - X takes quick, firm action with Y;
    - X doesn't waste < mince> words with Y.
         ♦ "С прогульщиками у меня разговор короткий, - сказал декан. - За шесть пропущенных без уважительных причин занятий снимаю со стипендии". "I take swift action with students who cut classes," said the dean. "Six cuts without a good reason, and I pull your stipend."

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  • 55 без всяких разговоров

    • БЕЗ ВСЯКИХ РАЗГОВОРОВ; БЕЗ ВСЯКОГО РАЗГОВОРА both coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. (to do sth.) without raising any objections:
    - [in direct address] and no arguments (back talk);
    - and no ifs, ands, or buts;
    - [in limited contexts] and I don't want to hear any back talk.
         ♦ Вам дали приказ - вот и выполняйте без всяких разговоров. You were ordered to do something, so do it-and no arguments.
    2. (to do sth. to s.o.) quickly and decisively, without wasting time on discussion, explanations etc:
    - [in limited contexts] without (even) giving s.o. time to object (explain (himself) etc).
         ♦ Когда Антон в третий раз опоздал на работу, бригадир уволил его без всяких разговоров. The third time Anton was late to work, the foreman fired him without even giving him time to object.

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  • 56 без всякого разговора

    • БЕЗ ВСЯКИХ РАЗГОВОРОВ; БЕЗ ВСЯКОГО РАЗГОВОРА both coll
    [PrepP; these forms only; adv; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. (to do sth.) without raising any objections:
    - [in direct address] and no arguments (back talk);
    - and no ifs, ands, or buts;
    - [in limited contexts] and I don't want to hear any back talk.
         ♦ Вам дали приказ - вот и выполняйте без всяких разговоров. You were ordered to do something, so do it-and no arguments.
    2. (to do sth. to s.o.) quickly and decisively, without wasting time on discussion, explanations etc:
    - [in limited contexts] without (even) giving s.o. time to object (explain (himself) etc).
         ♦ Когда Антон в третий раз опоздал на работу, бригадир уволил его без всяких разговоров. The third time Anton was late to work, the foreman fired him without even giving him time to object.

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  • 57 как вам сказать

    [indep. sent or clause; Invar; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. Also: КАК ТЕБЕ (ВАМ) СКАЗАТЬ coll (used to express the speaker's hesitation or inability to answer a question confidently and specifically) it is hard for me to answer that precisely:
    - how should (shall, can) I put it?;
    - how can I explain?;
    - [in limited contexts] I don't know if I'd say that.
         ♦ [Кручинина:] Вас любил кто-нибудь? [Незнамов:] Как вам сказать... Настоящим образом нет... (Островский 3). [К.:] Has no one ever loved you? [N.:] Hm, how shall I put it? Not really (3a).
         ♦ " Ну что? - положив трубку, она [прокурор] смотрит на меня с улыбкой, не предвещающей ничего хорошего. - Значит, въехали самовольно в чужую квартиру?" - "Да как вам сказать, - бормочу я, понимая заранее, что все объяснения лишни. - Не совсем в чужую и не совсем самовольно" (Войнович 3). "Well, then." Putting down the phone, she [the Public Prosecutor] looks at me with a smile that portends no good. "So, you moved into someone else's apartment without authorization." "How can I explain?" I mumble, knowing in advance that all explanations are superfluous. "Not exactly someone else's and not exactly without authorization" (3a).
         ♦ Ревкину показалось, что Голубев сказал не "с бабой", а "с бандой". "И большая у него [Чонкина] банда?" - поинтересовался он. "Да как сказать... - замялся Голубев, вызывая в своем воображении образ Нюры... - вообще-то порядочная" (Войнович 2)....It seemed to Revkin that Golubev had not said "girl" but "gang." "And how big is his [Chonkin's] gang?" inquired Revkin. "Now let me see..." Golubev hesitated, summoning up Nyura's image in his mind. "...Pretty good-sized on the whole" (2a).
         ♦ Вконец раздобревший хозяин кинулся было в магазин за добавкой, но гость решительно перевернул свой стакан вверх дном: " Я... пас". - "Что так?" - "Папашка не любит, когда посреди работы". - "Строг?" - "Да как сказать. Строг не строг, а порядок любит" (Максимов 3). Completely mellowed by now, he wanted to run to the shop for fresh supplies, but his guest resolutely turned his glass upside down. "I pass..." "How's that?" "The old man doesn't like it in the middle of a job." "So he's strict?" "I don't know if I'd say that. He isn't exactly strict, but he likes things to be proper" (3a).
    2. often это (ещё) - (used by the speaker to express his disagreement with or objection to the preceding statement) I cannot agree with that: I wouldn't say that; I wouldn't exactly put it that way; I wouldn't put it quite that way; I beg to differ (with you); that's what you think <he thinks etc>; [in limited contexts]
    ⇒ that's stretching a (the) point (a bit).
         ♦ "Задание несложное". - "Это как сказать, в нем есть свои трудности". "The assignment isn't that hard." 'That's what you think-it has its difficulties."
         ♦ Ну, а насчет мягкости приговора, так это еще как сказать (Марченко 2). То say that the sentence was mild is stretching a point (2a).

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  • 58 как сказать

    [indep. sent or clause; Invar; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. Also: КАК ТЕБЕ (ВАМ) СКАЗАТЬ coll (used to express the speaker's hesitation or inability to answer a question confidently and specifically) it is hard for me to answer that precisely:
    - how should (shall, can) I put it?;
    - how can I explain?;
    - [in limited contexts] I don't know if I'd say that.
         ♦ [Кручинина:] Вас любил кто-нибудь? [Незнамов:] Как вам сказать... Настоящим образом нет... (Островский 3). [К.:] Has no one ever loved you? [N.:] Hm, how shall I put it? Not really (3a).
         ♦ " Ну что? - положив трубку, она [прокурор] смотрит на меня с улыбкой, не предвещающей ничего хорошего. - Значит, въехали самовольно в чужую квартиру?" - "Да как вам сказать, - бормочу я, понимая заранее, что все объяснения лишни. - Не совсем в чужую и не совсем самовольно" (Войнович 3). "Well, then." Putting down the phone, she [the Public Prosecutor] looks at me with a smile that portends no good. "So, you moved into someone else's apartment without authorization." "How can I explain?" I mumble, knowing in advance that all explanations are superfluous. "Not exactly someone else's and not exactly without authorization" (3a).
         ♦ Ревкину показалось, что Голубев сказал не "с бабой", а "с бандой". "И большая у него [Чонкина] банда?" - поинтересовался он. "Да как сказать... - замялся Голубев, вызывая в своем воображении образ Нюры... - вообще-то порядочная" (Войнович 2)....It seemed to Revkin that Golubev had not said "girl" but "gang." "And how big is his [Chonkin's] gang?" inquired Revkin. "Now let me see..." Golubev hesitated, summoning up Nyura's image in his mind. "...Pretty good-sized on the whole" (2a).
         ♦ Вконец раздобревший хозяин кинулся было в магазин за добавкой, но гость решительно перевернул свой стакан вверх дном: " Я... пас". - "Что так?" - "Папашка не любит, когда посреди работы". - "Строг?" - "Да как сказать. Строг не строг, а порядок любит" (Максимов 3). Completely mellowed by now, he wanted to run to the shop for fresh supplies, but his guest resolutely turned his glass upside down. "I pass..." "How's that?" "The old man doesn't like it in the middle of a job." "So he's strict?" "I don't know if I'd say that. He isn't exactly strict, but he likes things to be proper" (3a).
    2. often это (ещё) - (used by the speaker to express his disagreement with or objection to the preceding statement) I cannot agree with that: I wouldn't say that; I wouldn't exactly put it that way; I wouldn't put it quite that way; I beg to differ (with you); that's what you think <he thinks etc>; [in limited contexts]
    ⇒ that's stretching a (the) point (a bit).
         ♦ "Задание несложное". - "Это как сказать, в нем есть свои трудности". "The assignment isn't that hard." 'That's what you think-it has its difficulties."
         ♦ Ну, а насчет мягкости приговора, так это еще как сказать (Марченко 2). То say that the sentence was mild is stretching a point (2a).

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  • 59 как тебе сказать

    [indep. sent or clause; Invar; fixed WO]
    =====
    1. Also: КАК ТЕБЕ (ВАМ) СКАЗАТЬ coll (used to express the speaker's hesitation or inability to answer a question confidently and specifically) it is hard for me to answer that precisely:
    - how should (shall, can) I put it?;
    - how can I explain?;
    - [in limited contexts] I don't know if I'd say that.
         ♦ [Кручинина:] Вас любил кто-нибудь? [Незнамов:] Как вам сказать... Настоящим образом нет... (Островский 3). [К.:] Has no one ever loved you? [N.:] Hm, how shall I put it? Not really (3a).
         ♦ " Ну что? - положив трубку, она [прокурор] смотрит на меня с улыбкой, не предвещающей ничего хорошего. - Значит, въехали самовольно в чужую квартиру?" - "Да как вам сказать, - бормочу я, понимая заранее, что все объяснения лишни. - Не совсем в чужую и не совсем самовольно" (Войнович 3). "Well, then." Putting down the phone, she [the Public Prosecutor] looks at me with a smile that portends no good. "So, you moved into someone else's apartment without authorization." "How can I explain?" I mumble, knowing in advance that all explanations are superfluous. "Not exactly someone else's and not exactly without authorization" (3a).
         ♦ Ревкину показалось, что Голубев сказал не "с бабой", а "с бандой". "И большая у него [Чонкина] банда?" - поинтересовался он. "Да как сказать... - замялся Голубев, вызывая в своем воображении образ Нюры... - вообще-то порядочная" (Войнович 2)....It seemed to Revkin that Golubev had not said "girl" but "gang." "And how big is his [Chonkin's] gang?" inquired Revkin. "Now let me see..." Golubev hesitated, summoning up Nyura's image in his mind. "...Pretty good-sized on the whole" (2a).
         ♦ Вконец раздобревший хозяин кинулся было в магазин за добавкой, но гость решительно перевернул свой стакан вверх дном: " Я... пас". - "Что так?" - "Папашка не любит, когда посреди работы". - "Строг?" - "Да как сказать. Строг не строг, а порядок любит" (Максимов 3). Completely mellowed by now, he wanted to run to the shop for fresh supplies, but his guest resolutely turned his glass upside down. "I pass..." "How's that?" "The old man doesn't like it in the middle of a job." "So he's strict?" "I don't know if I'd say that. He isn't exactly strict, but he likes things to be proper" (3a).
    2. often это (ещё) - (used by the speaker to express his disagreement with or objection to the preceding statement) I cannot agree with that: I wouldn't say that; I wouldn't exactly put it that way; I wouldn't put it quite that way; I beg to differ (with you); that's what you think <he thinks etc>; [in limited contexts]
    ⇒ that's stretching a (the) point (a bit).
         ♦ "Задание несложное". - "Это как сказать, в нем есть свои трудности". "The assignment isn't that hard." 'That's what you think-it has its difficulties."
         ♦ Ну, а насчет мягкости приговора, так это еще как сказать (Марченко 2). То say that the sentence was mild is stretching a point (2a).

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  • 60 отнести за счет

    • ОТНОСИТЬ/ОТНЕСТИ что ЗА ( НА) СЧЕТ кого-чего
    [VP; subj: human]
    =====
    ⇒ to interpret sth. as being caused by sth. else:
    - X относит Y за счёт Z-a ≈ X attributes (credits) Y to Z;
    - X puts Y down to thing Z.
         ♦ Признаться, Федины объяснения несколько успокоили меня. Эдик же, напротив, впал в подавленное состояние. Эта подавленность удивляла меня, я относил ее целиком за счёт того, что Эдик всегда был человеком чистой науки, далёким от всяких там входящих и исходящих, от дыроколов и ведомостей (Стругацкие 3). I must admit that Fedya's explanations had calmed me somewhat. But Eddie had become depressed. I was surprised by his depression, but I attributed it completely to the fact that Eddie had always been a man of pure science far removed from lost shipments, paper punching, and expense forms (3a).
         ♦ Я ещё не видел её [мою пьесу] на сцене, а уже получил за нее высшую награду - его [Пастернака] одобрение. Даже если большую часть отнести на счёт его доброжелательности и дружеской снисходительности, то и того, что останется, вполне достаточно, чтобы чувствовать себя безмерно счастливым (Гладков 1). I have not yet seen it [my play] put on the stage, but I have already received the highest accolade: his [Pasternak's] approval. Even allowing that most of it must be put down to his generosity and kindhearted indulgence, it is still more than enough to make me feel boundlessly happy (1a).
    ♦ To, что Дьяков женат на Ревекке, Юра относил за счёт его собственной неприглядности (Рыбаков 2). [context transl] Yuri thought Dyakov must have married Rebecca because he was so unattractive himself (2a).

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