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ВОЛЯ ВАША (ТВОЙ) coll (these forms only)

1. ( indep. sent) (said in response to s.o. 's statement expressing or implying his intention to act in a certain way) you can do whatever you want to: (do) as you wish (please)

do as you like itfs up to you suit yourself (-selves) have it your way.

«Много ль за часы-то, Алёна Ивановна?»... - «Полтора рубля-с и процент вперёд, коли хотите-с». - «Полтора рубля!» - вскрикнул молодой человек. «Ваша воля». - И старуха протянула ему обратно часы (Достоевский 3). uDo I get much for the watch then, Alyona Ivanovna?"..."One and a half rubles with interest in advance, if you like." uOne and a half rubles!" cried the young man. "It's up to you," and the old woman handed the watch back to him (3a).

2. (sent adv

usu. parenth ) fixed WO

used to express the speaker's refusal to do what has been suggested or demanded

also used to express the speaker's disagreement with or objection to some statement, action etc that he considers unreasonable, ludicrous etc

say what you will (like, want) (, but...)

(you may (can)) think what you will (wish) (, but...)

(in limited contexts) thatis all very well, but... Вот этого самого незнакомца в берете, воля ваша, Стёпа в своем кабинете вчера никак не видал (Булгаков 9). Say what you will, out Styopa had not seen this stranger in the beret at his office at all (9a).

«Угодно вам заряжать?» - спросил Павел Петрович, вынимая из ящика пистолеты. «Нет заряжайте вы, а я шаги отмеривать стану... Раз, два, три...» - «Евгений Васильич, — с трудом пролепетал Пётр (он дрожал, как в лихорадке), -воля ваша, я отойду». - «Четыре... пять... Отойди, братец, отойди...» (Тургенев 2). "Would you care to load?" inquired Pavel Petrovich, taking the pistols out of the box. "No, you load while I measure out the paces... .One, two, three..." "Please sir," Piotr faltered with an effort (he was trembling as if he had fever) "say what you like, but I am going farther off." "Four...five...all right, move away, my good fellow, move away..." (3c).

Но только, воля ваша, здесь не мёртвые души, здесь скрывается что-то другое» (Гоголь 3). "You may think what you will, but this is not a matter of dead souls, there is something else behind all this" (3c).

«...Намерен я тебя женить». - «На ком это, батюшка?» - спросил изумлённый Алексей. - «На Лизавете Григорьевне Муромской...» -«Воля ваша, Лиза Муромская мне вовсе не нравится». -«После понравится. Стерпится, слюбится» (Пушкин 3). "...I intend to get you a wife." "Who would that be, father?" asked the astonished Aleksei. "Lizaveta Grigorevna Muromskaia...." "That's all very well, but I don't like Liza Muromskaia in the least." "You'll grow to like her. Love comes with time" (3a).