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В ЛЮБОМ СЛУЧАЕ PrepP Invar sent adv fixed WOregardless of which of two or more options, possible circumstances etc is realized, is valid etcin any casewhatever the case (in limited contexts) either way in either case whatever the truth.Я не знаю, влюблена она в Мишу, в Петю или в Сашу. В любом случае она влюблена не в тебя. I don't know whether she's in love with Misha, Petya, or Sasha. In any case, she's not in love with you.Решай сам, поедешь ты со мной или нет. Я еду в любом случае. Make up your mind whether you are coming with me or not. I'm going either way.В Лёве все приподнялось навстречу счастью - скажи сейчас Митишатьев, что глупо, несправедливо, напрасно приревновал его Лева - бросился бы, расцеловал, расплакался и - в любом случае! - поверил бы! (Битов 2). Lyova's whole being rose to meet happiness. Were Mitishatyev to say that Lyova had been foolishly, unfairly, needlessly jealous, he would fall upon him, smother him with kisses, burst into tears and-whatever the truth!-he would believe' (2a). -
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МЙГКО СТЕЛЕТ, ДА ЖЁСТКО СПАТЬ coll, disapprov VP subj: human usu. pres fixed WOone (often a boss or supervisor) is outwardly gentle and courteous, but in reality is very firm, deals with people severely etc: X мягко стелет, да жёстко спать - X has (is) an iron fist (hand) in a velvet glove.Два советника казённой палаты чуть не поссорились между собою, рассуждая о том, будет ли Козелков дерзок на язык или же будет «мягко стлать, да жёстко спать» (Салтыков-Щедрин 2). Two councillors of the provincial Treasury nearly came to blows over the question of whether Kozelkov would be overbearing in his speech or whether he would have "an iron hand in a velvet glove" (2a).(author's usage) «Тут до тебя много перебывало, все на фронт загремели, у этого майора не забалуешься, мягко стелет, да жёстко просыпаться» (Максимов 1). ( context transl) "There have been lots of others here before you and they've all ended up at the front in no time at all. Our major's a hard master, he gives you a soft bed and a harsh awakening" (1a). -
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КАК ТАКОВОЙ lit (как + AdjP modif fixed WOviewed as an independent person or entity, separate from all other (people, things, circumstances etc): as suchper se in and of itself.По тому, как Кораблёв налил рюмку... было видно, что он пьёт профессионально... У Веры заныло внутри. Пьянство как таковое на её пути ещё не встречалось (Грекова 3). The way Korablev poured out the glass...made it clear that he was a most experienced drinker. Vera shuddered inside. She had never run into drunkenness as such (3a)....В отношении самого Мансурова как такового - последнее слово было за ней (Ириной Викторовной), а не за ним: ехать ли ему на курорт или не ехать, а если ехать - то когда надевать тот или этот костюм на официальный приём идти к врачу или не ходить... (Залыгин 1). ( context transl)...In anything concerning Mansurov personally she (Irina Viktorovna) always had the final saywhether he should go to a health resort or not, and if so, when, which suit he should wear for the coming official function, whether or not he should see a doctor... (1a). -
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ТО ЛИ... ТО ЛИ... НЕ ТО... НЕ ТО... coord Conj, disjunctive) used when citing two (or, occas., more) possibilities to show that the speaker thinks that one of them is probably correct, trueeither...or (perhaps)...whether (perhaps)... or... ( s.o. sth.) might have (be etc)...or (perhaps)... (in limited contexts)...or is it...«Вон оттуда, - она показала пальцем на балкон третьего этажа, - то ли столкнули голубушку, то ли сама прыгнула...» (Черненок 1). "From up there," she said, pointing to a third-floor balcony, "the poor thing was either pushed or she jumped..." (1a)....Был он худой, изнурённый, и с утра никогда не понять: не то недоспал, не то переспал... (Ерофеев 2). Не was skinny and emaciated, and in the morning it was hard to tell whether he hadn't gotten enough sleep or had overslept (2a).В воздухе стоял кисловатый дух то ли слегка подгнивающих прошлогодних листьев, устилающих землю, то ли усыхающих ягод черники... то ли древесных соков, бродящих в могучих стволах смешанного леса (Искандер 5). There was a mild tang in the air, perhaps from last year's carpet of leaves gently decaying on the ground, or from drying blueberries...or from tree sap fermenting in the mighty trunks of the mixed forest (5a).Среди гостей была даже и одна звезда рока, то ли Карл Питере, то ли Питер Карлтон, долговязый и худой, в золотом пиджаке на голое тело (Аксёнов 7). There was also a bona-fide rock star-Carleton Peters, or was it Peter Carleton?-with stick-figure arms protruding from a gold lame vest over a bare chest (7a). -
125 У-79
УМ ЗА РАЗУМ ЗАХОДИТ/ЗАШЁЛ у кого coll VP subj. fixed WO with the verb movable) s.o. is confused, his thoughts are jumbled, he cannot think coherently (often as a result of pondering some topic for a long time, trying to solve a difficult problem, or being overwhelmed with complex matters): у X-a ум за разум заходит - X can't think straight (clearly) X's mind is reeling (going (a)round in circles) X doesn't know whether he's coming or going (in limited contexts) (some problem etc) is too much for X's (poor) brain."...Так, например, один горожанин, как мне рассказывали, получив трехкомнатную квартиру... без всякого пятого измерения и прочих вещей, от которых ум заходит за разум, мгновенно превратил ее в четырехкомнатную, разделив одну из комнат пополам перегородкой» (Булгаков 9). "I heard of one man, for example, who received a three-room apartment and immediately turned the three into four without any fifth dimension or any other things that make your mind reel, simply by dividing one room with a partition" (9a)....Часто, начиная думать о самой простой вещи, я впадал в безвыходный круг анализа своих мыслей, я не думал уже о вопросе, занимавшем меня, а думал о том, о чем я думал... Ум за разум заходил... (Толстой 2)....Frequently, when starting to think of the simplest thing, I entered a vicious circle of mental self-analysis, so that I no longer thought of the original question, but thought only of what I was thinking about...My mind went round in circles (2b)....Они (Дмитрий Прокофьич) еще не знают, кто такая Марфа Петровна». - «Ах, не знаете? А я думала, вам все уж известно. Вы мне простите, Дмитрий Прокофьич, у меня в эти дни просто ум за разум заходит» (Достоевский 3). "Не (Dmitri Prokofich) doesn't know who Marfa Petrovna is yet " "Oh dear, you don't know? And I thought you knew everything already. Please forgive me, Dmitri Prokofich, these days I simply don't know whether I'm coming or going" (3a).«Фу! перемешал! - хлопнул себя по лбу Порфирий. - Черт возьми, у меня с этим делом ум за разум заходит!» (Достоевский 3). "Damn! I've got confused!" Porfiry said, clapping his hand to his forehead. "The devil take it, this case is too much for my poor brain!" (3d). -
126 Х-7
ЭТОГО ЕЩЁ (ТОЛЬКО) HE ХВАТАЛО (НЕДОСТАВАЛО)! ТОЛЬКО ЭТОГО (И) НЕ ХВАТАЛО (НЕДОСТАВАЛО)! ЕЩЁ ЧЕГО НЕ ХВАТАЛО! all coll Interj these forms only the verb is usu. in the final position) (used to express one's dissatisfaction with, indignation at, disapprov al of etc some action, event, or circumstance also used to express one's sharp and rather rude refusal to do what another has suggested) this is intolerable, unacceptable: that's all I (we) need! this is (that's) the limit! that is (that's) going too far! this is (really) too much! that's the last straw!«Слов, конечно, они (немки) не понимали, но всё ясно было и без слов: я выгнал майора... „Майор гестапо?" - спрашивает у меня Катя. „Наин, найн," - говорю. Этого ещё не хватало» (Искандер 5). "They (the German girls) hadn't understood the words, of course, but all was clear even without words: I'd thrown out the major....'Major-GestapoT Katya asked me. *Nein, nein," I said. That's all we needed!" (5a).«Господин сотник, что это за чёрт? Приведите свой взвод в порядок, этого ещё недоставало!» (Шолохов 2). "What the devil are you doing, Lieutenant! Put your troop in order! This is the limit..." (2a).Гладышев вдруг заметил, что на переднем копыте мерина нет подковы. «Этого ещё не хватало», - пробормотал он... (Войнович 2). Suddenly Gladishev noticed that there was no shoe on the gelding's front hoof. "That's the limit," he muttered (2a).«Ты должна знать, моя милая, были ли написаны завещание и письмо и уничтожены ли они. И ежели почему-нибудь они забыты, то ты должна знать, где они, и найти их, потому что...» - «Этого только недоставало!» - перебила его княжна... (Толстой 4). "You, my dear, ought to know whether the will and letter were written, and whether or not they have been destroyed. And if they have somehow been overlooked, then you must know where they are and must find them, because-" "That is going too far!" the Princess interrupted... (4a). -
127 Х-89
КАК ХОТИТЕ (ХОЧЕШЬ) these forms only fixed WO1.subord clause) (you can do sth.) any way you want, (you can do) whatever you choose: (do) as you please (will, wish, like) (in limited contexts) (do) whatever you want.(Митя:)...Судите, как хотите, я весь тут-с: я вашу дочку полюбил душою-с (Островский 2). (М.:) You must judge me as you willhere I stand, just as I am. But I love your daughter with all my heart (2b).«Так пойдёшь ужинать?» - «Не хочется». -«Дело хозяйское. Как хочешь» (Залыгин 1). "Are you going to get supper?" "I don't feel like it." "Suit yourself. Do as you like" (1a).Ирма, иди в машину, ты вся промокла. Бол-Кунац, на твоём месте я бы тоже пошёл в машину»... Бол-Кунац сказал вежливо: «Благодарю вас, господин Банев, но, право, я лучше останусь». - «Как хочешь» (Стругацкие 1). "Irma...go to the саг, you're soaking wet. Bol-Kunats, if I were you I'd also get into the car."...Bol-Kunats looked at him politely. "Thank you, Mr. Banev, but I think I'd better stay." "Whatever you want" (1a).2. (sent adv (parenth)usu. foil. by a clause introduced by Conj «a» or «но») ( usu. used when objecting to s.o. 's statement or when anticipating an objection to one's own statement) whether you agree with me or not, regardless of whether you think the way I dosay what you like (will), but...that's all very well, but... (in limited contexts) all the same.«Нет, господа, как хотите, а Коршунова превзойти невозможно! Дракон, а не человек!» (Шолохов 5). "No, gentlemen, say what you like, but Korshunov is unbeatable! He's not a man but a dragon!" (5a). -
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РАЗВЯЗЫВАТЬ/РАЗВЯЗАТЬ ЯЗЫК coll VP1. - кому ( subj: abstr or a noun denoting an alcoholic beverage) to encourage, induce a person to begin talking, speak freely, without reservationX развязал язык Y-y = X loosened Y% tongue.Выпитое ли вино, или потребность откровенности, или мысль, что этот человек не знает и не узнает никого из действующих лиц его истории, или всё вместе развязало язык Пьеру. И он... рассказал всю свою историю: и свою женитьбу, и историю любви Наташи к его лучшему другу, и её измену, и все свои несложные отношения к ней (Толстой 6). Whether it was the wine he had drunk or an impulse of frankness or the thought that this man did not, and never would, know any of those who played a part in his story, or whether it was all these things together, something loosened Pierre's tongue....He told the whole story of his life: his marriage, Natasha's love for his best friend, her betrayal of him, and all his own simple relations with her (6a).2. - кому (subj: human to force, impel a person to speak, divulge a secretX развяжет Y-y язык - X will loosen Y's tongueX will make Y talk.3. (subj: human fearing punishment, reprisal, to speak after a silence and divulge some secretX развязал язык — X started talking(in limited contexts) X came clean.«Ещё раз повторяю вам, что на подобные вопросы отвечать не стану». - «На выбор: или ты, собака, сейчас же развяжешь язык, или через десять минут будешь поставлен к стенке! Ну?!» (Шолохов 5). "I repeat, I refuse to answer such questions." "You have the choice. Either you come clean, you dog, or in ten minutes from now we'll have you up against a wall! Now then?" (5a).4. often disapprov (subj: human to become talkative ( usu. after a silence), talk a great dealX развязал язык - X began to talk (a lot)X began to wag his tongue X began to jabber (chatter) away.
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whether — 1. For the choice between if and whether, see if 2. 2. When the alternative to the whether clause is a simple negative, this can take several forms, but whether or not is now more usual than whether or no: • I brooded all the way whether or not I … Modern English usage
Whether — Wheth er, conj. In case; if; used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple negative of the first it is sometimes only … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whether or no — Whether Wheth er, conj. In case; if; used to introduce the first or two or more alternative clauses, the other or others being connected by or, or by or whether. When the second of two alternatives is the simple negative of the first it is… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whether — [hweth′ər, weth′ər] conj. [ME < OE hwæther (akin to Ger weder, neither) < IE * kwotero , which (of two) < base * kwo , who (> WHAT) + compar. suffix] 1. if it be the case or fact that: used to introduce an indirect question [ask… … English World dictionary
Whether — Wheth er, pron. [OE. whether, AS. hw[ae]?er; akin to OS. hwe?ar, OFries. hweder, OHG. hwedar, wedar, G. weder, conj., neither, Icel. hv[=a]rr whether, Goth. hwa?ar, Lith. katras, L. uter, Gr. ?, ?, Skr. katara, from the interrogatively pronoun,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whether\ ---\ or — • whether or • whether or whether 1. coord. conj. Used to introduce an indirect question. You must decide whether you should go or stay. I don t know whether Jack or Bill is a better player. Compare: either or 2. Used to show a choice of things,… … Словарь американских идиом
whether — O.E. hwæðer, hweðer which of two, whether, from P.Gmc. *khwatharaz (Cf. O.S. hwedar, O.N. hvarr, Goth. huaþar, O.H.G. hwedar which of the two, Ger. weder neither ), from interrogative base *khwa who (see WHO (Cf … Etymology dictionary
whether — ► CONJUNCTION 1) expressing a doubt or choice between alternatives. 2) expressing an enquiry or investigation. 3) indicating that a statement applies whichever of the alternatives mentioned is the case. USAGE Whether and if are more or less… … English terms dictionary
whether */*/*/ — UK [ˈweðə(r)] / US [ˈweðər] / US [ˈhweðər] conjunction Collocations: Both whether and if can be used to introduce indirect questions of the type that expect a yes/no answer: She asked if/whether I liked jazz. Use whether, but not if, before an… … English dictionary
whether — conjunction 1 used when talking about a choice you have to make or about two different possibilities: He asked me whether she was coming. | The decision whether to see her was mine alone. | whether or not: I coudn t decide whether or not to go to … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
whether — wheth|er [ weðər, hweðər ] conjunction *** 1. ) used when someone does not know which of two possibilities is true: They asked us whether we were married. There is some doubt as to whether the illness is infectious. whether...or: She doesn t even … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
