Akademik

• КАК ХОТИТЕ <ХОЧЕШЬ>

[these forms only; fixed WO]

=====

1. [subord clause]

⇒ (you can do sth.) any way you want, (you can do) whatever you choose:

- (do) as you please <will, wish, like>;

- [in limited contexts](do) whatever you want.

     ♦ [Митя:] ...Судите, как хотите, я весь тут-с: я вашу дочку полюбил душою-с (Островский 2). [М.:] You must judge me as you will; here I stand, just as I am. But I love your daughter with all my heart (2b).

     ♦ "Так пойдёшь ужинать?" - "Не хочется". - "Дело хозяйское. Как хочешь" (Залыгин 1). "Are you going to get supper?" "I don't feel like it." "Suit yourself. Do as you like" (1a).

     ♦ "Ирма, иди в машину, ты вся промокла. Бол-Кунац, на твоём месте я бы тоже пошёл в машину"... Бол-Кунац сказал вежливо: "Благодарю вас, господин Банев, но, право, я лучше останусь". - "Как хочешь" (Стругацкие 1). "Irma...go to the car, you're soaking wet. Bol-Kunats, if I were you I'd also get into the car."...Bol-Kunats looked at him politely. "Thank you, Mr. Banev, but I think I'd better stay." "Whatever you want" (1a).

2. [sent adv (parenth; usu. foll. by a clause introduced by Conj "а" or "но"]

⇒ (usu. used when objecting to s.o.'s statement or when anticipating an objection to one's own statement) whether you agree with me or not, regardless of whether you think the way I do:

- say what you like <will>, but...;

- that's all very well, but...;

- [in limited contexts] all the same.

     ♦ "Нет, господа, как хотите, а Коршунова превзойти невозможно! Дракон, а не человек!" (Шолохов 5). "No, gentlemen, say what you like, but Korshunov is unbeatable! He's not a man but a dragon!" (5a).