Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
дело обстоит сложнее, когда
English translation:
The situation is more complicated/difficult when ...
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kramar
Sep 14, 2004 11:02
19 yrs ago
Russian term
дело обстоит сло
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Vladimir Pochinov
Russian Federation
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The situation is more complicated/difficult when ...
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Maya Gorgoshidze
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matters get complicated when...
matters get complicated when...
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Mikhail Kropotov
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The matters get/become more complicated when/once ...
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-09-14 11:06:37 GMT)
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***Matters become more complicated when*** Herman Blume, a local steel magnate whose sons attend Rushmore befriends Max but then falls for Miss Cross himself.
www.deep-focus.com/flicker/rushmore.html
***Matters become more complicated*** when siblings are labelled with particular capabilities or qualities by their parents.
www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/4health/family/fli_s...
Three candidates are considered, but ***matters get more complicated once*** the selection is made...
www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0,,81447|8144...
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-14 11:07:54 GMT)
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Correction: \"matters\" without \"the\".
That\'s because at first, I was thinking about \"the matter\" as a singular.
HTH!
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Note added at 4 mins (2004-09-14 11:06:37 GMT)
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***Matters become more complicated when*** Herman Blume, a local steel magnate whose sons attend Rushmore befriends Max but then falls for Miss Cross himself.
www.deep-focus.com/flicker/rushmore.html
***Matters become more complicated*** when siblings are labelled with particular capabilities or qualities by their parents.
www.channel4.com/health/microsites/0-9/4health/family/fli_s...
Three candidates are considered, but ***matters get more complicated once*** the selection is made...
www.turnerclassicmovies.com/ThisMonth/Article/0,,81447|8144...
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-14 11:07:54 GMT)
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Correction: \"matters\" without \"the\".
That\'s because at first, I was thinking about \"the matter\" as a singular.
HTH!
Discussion
Although in everyday speech, I would surely go with "things", of course. But this is a translation, so :]
Things are more complicated when you have enemy soldiers and friendly civilians.
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