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dingbat; how come? (Vadim Rouminsky); how do you mean? (‘I beg your pardon, sir. I was about to remark that, in my opinion, you are approaching Mr Sipperley's problems in the wrong order.' ‘How do you mean, the wrong order?' (P.G. Wodehouse) – Как это "не в том порядке"? ART Vancouver) | |||
what's it called? (Here is what a friend said when I asked how she felt: Ну, как-то не очень. Может быть, это— как это? Не знаю. Но не особенно. – Not great. It might be that thing going around — what’s it called? But I don’t know for sure. In any case, I don’t feel great. themoscowtimes.com) | |||
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what do you mean – ...? (expressing surprise: What do you mean – you're not going? – Как это ты не пойдёшь? • The bag was completely empty. "Why, there's nothing in it!" "What do you mean -- nothing?" ART Vancouver) |
как это : 1583 phrases in 60 subjects |
American usage, not spelling | 11 |
Aviation | 3 |
Billiards | 3 |
Business | 1 |
Caspian | 2 |
Chess | 4 |
Cliche / convention | 11 |
Computers | 2 |
Construction | 1 |
Contextual meaning | 1 |
Dermatology | 1 |
Dialectal | 1 |
Diplomacy | 6 |
Disapproving | 1 |
Ecology | 1 |
Economy | 3 |
Electronics | 1 |
Explanatory translation | 1 |
Figurative | 2 |
Figure of speech | 1 |
Finances | 2 |
Gambling | 1 |
General | 870 |
Idiomatic | 20 |
Iimitative onomatopoeic | 3 |
Informal | 66 |
Information technology | 2 |
Internet | 3 |
Investment | 1 |
Ironical | 2 |
Law | 8 |
Linguistics | 2 |
Literature | 23 |
Makarov | 288 |
Mass media | 21 |
Mathematics | 38 |
Mechanics | 2 |
Medical | 2 |
Military | 1 |
North American USA and Canada | 1 |
Nuclear and fusion power | 1 |
Officialese | 3 |
Patents | 1 |
Politics | 5 |
Programming | 44 |
Proverb | 3 |
Psychology | 1 |
Quotes and aphorisms | 15 |
Rhetoric | 8 |
Rude | 1 |
Sakhalin | 2 |
SAP tech. | 1 |
Sarcastical | 1 |
Saying | 2 |
Scientific | 49 |
Slang | 28 |
Telecommunications | 2 |
Theatre | 1 |
Travel | 1 |
Vulgar | 1 |