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Russian expressions from our series “Russian Word of the Day“.
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one way or another, anyway, anyhow, whether or no
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Жизнера́достные лю́ди, так и́ли ина́че, мо́гут не то́лько выде́рживать разли́чные стре́ссовые ситуа́ции, но и извлека́ть из них по́льзу, превраща́я неуда́чу в преиму́щество.
zheez-nee-rá-das-ny-ye lyú-dee, tak ée-lee ee-ná-chye, mó-gut nye tól'-ka vy-dyér-zhee-vat' raz-léech-ny-ye strés-sa-vy-ye see-tu-á-tsee-ee, no ee eez-vlee-kát' eez neeh pól'-zu, preev-ra-schá-ya nee-u-dá-chu f pree-ee-mú-scheest-va
Cheerful people somehow can not only withstand various stressful situations, but also benefit from them, turning failure into an advantage.
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Он сохраня́л бесстра́стный вид да́же тогда́, когда́ понима́л, что его́ би́знес мо́жет ру́хнуть в одноча́сье.
on sah-ra-nyál bes-strást-nyî veed dá-zhe tag-dá, kag-dá pa-nee-mál, chto ye-vó béez-nes mó-zhet rúh-nut' v ad-na-chás'-ye
He maintained an impassive air even when understanding that his business could collapse overnight.
(lit.) with tension, pulling; (conversational) by making some effort, pushing it
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В шко́ле по фи́зике у него́ всегда́ была́ тро́йка с натя́гом, а по матема́тике и того́ ху́же.
f shkó-lye pa fée-zee-kye e nee-vó fseeg-dá by-lá tróî-ka s na-tyá-gam, a pa ma-tee-má-tee-kye e ta-vó hú-zhe
At school in physics, he was always barely making it to three, and in mathematics it was even worse.
in one’s birthday suit (lit.: in what mother gave birth, mother-naked)
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Мы попроси́ли экспе́ртов проследи́ть за це́пью на́ших размышле́ний и найти́ в них сла́бое звено́.
my pa-pra-sée-lee eks-pyér-taf pra-slee-déet' za tsép'-yu ná-sheeh raz-mysh-lyé-neeî ee naî-teé v neeh slá-ba-ye zvee-nó
We asked experts to follow the chain of our thoughts and find the weak link in them.
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