Glossary entry (derived from question below)
русский term or phrase:
В большой семье не щёлкай клювом
английский translation:
You snooze, you lose
Added to glossary by
G Charles
Apr 17, 2011 20:21
13 yrs ago
русский term
В большой семье не щёлкай клювом
русский => английский
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Литература и поэзия
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A little boy was visiting his auntie's house. He didn't get any pudding as being the only child in the family he wasn't quick enough and that was what one of his ill-mannered cousins said to him.
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15 мин
Mikhail Kropotov
Германия
Германия
Native in русский
Works in field
Германия
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: русский
Works in: английский => русский, русский => английский, русский
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You snooze, you lose
Popular expression
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
13 мин
Tatyana Osyka
Украина
Украина
Native in русский
Украина
Native in: русский (Variants: Standard-Georgia, Standard-Russia, Standard-Latvia, Standard-Kyrgyzstan, Standard-Lithuania, Standard-Kazakhstan, Standard-Ukraine, Standard-Belarus, Standard-Uzbekistan) 
, украинский (Variant: Standard-Ukraine)
Works in: английский => русский, французский => русский, русский => английский, and 5 more.
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4
cheek brings success
Кто смел, тот и съел. (=Самоуверенность приносит успех)
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?t=2792066_1_2
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?t=2792066_1_2
15 мин
Joshua Gray
Native in английский
Specializes in field
Writer, Translator, & Consultant
Native in: английский
Works in: русский => английский, английский => русский, испанский => английский, and 1 more.
In a big family you can't sit around like a lump on a log.
or
In a big family you can't afford to sit around like a lump on a log.
or
In a big family you can't just sit around twiddling your thumbs.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/slang/4042807-м...
In a big family you can't afford to sit around like a lump on a log.
or
In a big family you can't just sit around twiddling your thumbs.
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/slang/4042807-м...
Peer comment(s):
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LanaUK
: It's not exactly about being idle in a big family, it's about being quick enough to get your share of a kind(a piece of cake for instance)
52 мин
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agreed that "you snooze, you lose" is better here. :)
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9 час
Sona Petrosyan
Армения
Армения
Specializes in field
Армения
A word is a world. /H. T./
Native in: армянский
Works in: английский => армянский, русский => армянский, армянский => английский, and 1 more.
The early bird catches the worm
Just another vеrsion
and some interesting facts about living in a large family:
http://naturallytexan.blogspot.com/2009/10/living-in-large-f...
and some interesting facts about living in a large family:
http://naturallytexan.blogspot.com/2009/10/living-in-large-f...
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