how come?

how come?
разг.
это почему?, как это так?, каким же это образом?; как это случилось?; чем объясняется? [первонач. амер.]

‘...That means about nine hundred full-sized beavers, Roy.’ ‘How come no one is there looking after them?’ Roy asked. (J. Aldridge, ‘The Hunter’, ch. 5) — - ...А это значит не менее девятисот взрослых бобров. Так ведь, Рой? - А почему же никто их там не охраняет? - спросил Рой.

Willoughby broke the silence. ‘Ask him, Yates, how come he survived?’ (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book III, ch. 5) — Молчание нарушил Уиллоуби. - Спросите его, Йейтс, как же он остался жив?

‘What kind of guy is he, this Willoughby?’ asked Troy, munching. ‘How come you know him?’ (S. Heym, ‘The Crusaders’, book V, ch. 5) — - А что он такое, этот Уиллоуби? - спросил Трой с набитым ртом. - Откуда вы с ним знакомы?

‘The more I learn about myself, the more I learn about you.’ ‘How come?’ ‘You and I are the same, that's how come.’ (W. Saroyan, ‘The Adventures of Wesley Jackson’, ch. 5) — - И чем больше я узнаю самого себя, тем больше узнаю и тебя. - Как так? - А вот так: что ты, что я - это ведь одно и то же.


Большой англо-русский фразеологический словарь. - М.: «Русский язык-Медиа».. 2006.

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  • how come — {informal} also {nonstandard}[how s come] {interrog.} How does it happen that? Why? * /How come you are late?/ * /You re wearing your best clothes today. How come?/ Compare: WHAT FOR …   Dictionary of American idioms

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