Translations for „why“ in the English » Russian Dictionary

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I . why [waɪ] CONJ

why

почему́

why not?

а почему́ бы нет?

why not ring her?

почему́ бы нам не позвони́ть ей?

II . why [waɪ] N

the whys and wherefores (of sth)

отчего́ да почему́

the whys and wherefores (of sth)

причи́ны и основа́ния

III . why [waɪ] INTERJ Am

why

как!

why

да ну́!

Usage examples with why

that's why …

поэ́тому …

why not?

а почему́ бы нет?

why else?

почему́ [или заче́м] ина́че?

why bother?

заче́м утружда́ть себя́?

to figure out why …

понима́ть, почему́ …

why not ring her?

почему́ бы нам не позвони́ть ей?

the reason why …

причи́на, по кото́рой …

why should you …?

с како́й э́то ста́ти …?

to reveal how/why …

раскры́ть как/почему́ …

why on earth …? inf

с како́й ста́ти …?

so that's why!

ну, и́менно поэ́тому!

to find no reason why …

нет причи́ны, что́бы …

it beats me how/why …

ума́ не приложу́, как/почему́ …

why would he do that?

для чего́ ему́ де́лать э́то?

why don't you get off your behind?

ну, что ты тормози́шь? дава́й пошеве́ливайся!

I fail to see why that matters

я не понима́ю, почему́ э́то так ва́жно

why don't you take him a present?

почему́ ты не занесёшь ему́ пода́рок?

to give sb an explanation for why …

дать кому́-ли́бо объясне́ние, почему́ …

to know how/what/when/where/why …

знать, как/что/когда́/где/почему́ …

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English

Even now she complains about having no bellybutton and asks why her friends have one.

www.mayonews.ie

I see no reason why the means of ascertainment so provided should not now be available both for common law and equity proceedings.

en.wikipedia.org

When he says he can not hit her, she asks him why he could do it before when she was defenseless.

en.wikipedia.org

A natural question is that if creditors are aware of the non-enforceability of contracts, why would they lend in the first place?

theconversation.com

She's the reason girls are wearing bodycon catsuits, chokers and why thigh high boots are back.

www.independent.ie

Yet even if stasis is common why suppose that this is bad news for the extrapolationist orthodoxy?

en.wikipedia.org

But why, complained fans, didn't the Walkman run out of battery?

www.telegraph.co.uk

But if it's contact sport you're after, why not cut to the chase and go female fight club for your hen's night?

www.dailylife.com.au

This explains why the white walls stand out from the cornerstones instead of the other way around.

en.wikipedia.org

That's why the buildings were designed to be impenetrable.

en.wikipedia.org