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Russian phrase of the day: Как ни крути

Nov 07, 2018 (see all)
как ни крути́
[ kak nee kru-tée ]
Phrase
anyway (lit. - no matter how you turn it)
Russian expressions

Examples

  • Как ни крути́, а е́хать нам всё равно́ придётся.

    kak nee kru-tée, a yé-hat' nam fsyo rav-nó pree-dyó-tsa

    In any case, we still have to go.

  • У него́ вы́хода нет, как ни крути́.

    u nee-vó vý-ha-da nyet, kak nee kru-tée

    He has no choice, no matter how you look at it.

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2 thoughts on “Как ни крути”

    • Learn Russian Words says:

      Hi Anita,

      There is not much difference between them in the sense “anyway”.

      “Как ни крути” is an idiom. You can translate it as “whichever way you put it”.

      “Всё равно” is a bit more broad. Literally, it means “everything is equal”. This allows you to use it also in a sense “I don’t care, everything is the same for me.”

      – Мне всё равно, делайте что хотите.

      “Всё равно” is very widely used, “как ни крути” is used much less often.

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