| Russian | English |
| в чём дело? | what's the trouble? (букв.: что вас беспокоит) |
| в чём смысл ...? | what is the point of a ...? (What is the point of an election here in Canada if the losers can gang up and toss out the winner? I don't think this is what democracy is about. ART Vancouver) |
| в чём-то | in some things ("You fat crook! "Wade yelled at him. Dr. Verringer shook his head. "In some things, yes. Not in all. I am a mixed character like most people." (Raymond Chandler) ART Vancouver) |
| в чём-то | in some ways ('How do you like Vancouver?' 'In some ways it's great, in others not so much. Gorgeous natural setting, stunning views. A lot of homelessness and crime, though.' ART Vancouver) |
| как ни в чём ни бывало продолжать заниматься своими делами | carry on with one's day (The bear, evidently, fared better in the collision than Milner did. “Man, those bears are built like a truck,” he said. “I thought I was going to die.” The bear also wasn’t phased by the bystander trying to ward it off from the injured and upset Milner. “He was kind of looking at me, really curious, kind of like, ‘What’s up with you?’ he said. “Then the bear just started eating grass. He pretty much just carried on with his day.”  nsnews.com ART Vancouver) |
| не понимаю, в чём тут дело | this doesn't make sense (you say this when you can't solve a problem ART Vancouver) |
| непонятно, в чём тут дело | this doesn't make sense (you say this when you can't solve a problem ART Vancouver) |
| ни в чём | nothing's the matter (ответ: 'What's the matter?' 'Nothing's the matter.' 'There's nothing on your mind?' 'Not a thing.' -- "В чём дело?" "Ни в чём." "Тебя ничего не беспокоит?" "Ничего." ART Vancouver) |
| ни в чём себе не отказывать | live in good style ("Some years ago -- to be definite, in May, 1884 -- there came to Lee a gentleman, Neville St. Clair by name, who appeared to have plenty of money. He took a large villa, laid out the grounds very nicely, and lived generally in good style." (Sir Arthur Conan Doyle) ART Vancouver) |
| что вам больше всего и меньше всего нравится в ххх? | what's your favourite and least favourite thing about xxx? (Your favourite and least favourite thing about winter? ART Vancouver) |
| что хорошего в ...? | what's good about ...? (My partner and I are looking to upsize and I’m curious about what we could expect if we were to live in Richmond. What’s good about Richmond? What neighborhoods should we be looking at? What restaurants or cute little bougie shops do we need to know about? (Reddit) • What’s good about smoking two packs a day? ART Vancouver) |
