почему | |
gen. | why; why so; for what reason; whence; that's why |
inf. | what's with |
Makarov. | as to why |
poetic | wherefore |
почему? | |
gen. | how so?; why is that? |
вы | |
dial. | you lot |
так | |
таким образом | |
медленно идти | |
gen. | draggle |
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why; why so; for what reason (Vladimir Shevchuk); whence; that's why; how come (=как так вышло/выходит, что: How come you never let me play? • Death is something that's inevitable. How come people act all shocked when it happens to other people? dime); how (how comes it? – как это получается?; how is it? – почему так выходит?); so | |||
and that's why; and that's why | |||
home come (substitute for why Taras) | |||
what's with (What's with all the presents? Are you having a birthday party? VLZ_58) | |||
as to why | |||
wherefore | |||
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how so?; why is that? (Юрий Гомон); why not? (в ответ на отрицательное предложение: They never got married. – Why not? Юрий Гомон); why? | |||
how's that (УIf you were planning on looking at the place today, you may be disappointed.Ф УHow's that?Ф VLZ_58) |
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