Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
все может быть
English translation:
who knows (contextual)
Russian term
все может быть
- Может, они передумали переходить долину, - сказал Золотой Шар.
- Все может быть. Давайте подождем и посмотрим, что они будут делать, - решил Вьюн.
Прошу прощения за столь, казалось бы, пустяковый вопрос.
Но мне кажется, здесь важно передать тонкий оттенок.
Не просто "может быть", а "все может быть" - фраза, которая тоже выражает согласие, но с меньшей долей уверенности. Т.е. "может быть да, а может быть и нет, все может быть" - такой смысл.
Я сперва подумал было о фразе "That's as may be" - но это, скорее, "очень может быть" - т.е. наоборот, большая степень уверенности.
А вот как перевести "все может быть"?
Please advise!
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Proposed translations
Who knows...
Может, они передумали переходить долину, - сказал Золотой Шар.
Who knows...Let's wait and see what they are up to - решил Вьюн.
quite possible; well may be; well possible
Everything is possible or quite possible
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