Thread: Вопросы по грамматике и значению слов (by Simon000001

Rumor had it that it was no less than Zhukov's nephew who... (и так далее)

PS. I am not a native speaker

BTW, you can't translate чуть не separately, you can translate the whole sentence in this particular context.

Originally Posted by alexsms

Rumor had it that it was no less than Zhukov's nephew who... (и так далее)

Hmmm, so would it be possible to use a construction like "слушок, что не кто йной, как племянник..." instead?

Originally Posted by alexsms

PS. I am not a native speaker

Holy cow! Is your native language another Slavic one? Or have you been living in Russia for many years now?

P.S. Oh, wait... I guess I misunderstood! You were saying that you're not a native speaker of English, and weren't 100% sure about whether the English construction sounded colloquial? In any case, "it was no less than" or "it was none other than" both sound totally okay to me.

Originally Posted by Throbert McGee

P.S. Oh, wait... I guess I misunderstood! You were saying that you're not a native speaker of English, and weren't 100% sure about whether the English construction sounded colloquial? In any case, "it was no less than" or "it was none other than" both sound totally okay to me.

yes, I meant English is not my native language, my native language is Russian.