Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
чем дышит
English translation:
what inspires
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
May 27, 2018 05:38
6 yrs ago
Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
чем дышит
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Таково мнение Марата Егоровича, который считает, что «урезать записи нельзя, надо всё сказать, чтобы было понятно, чем дышит автор дневника».
Речь идет о вопросе, публиковать ли дневник полностью или с купюрами.
Речь идет о вопросе, публиковать ли дневник полностью или с купюрами.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | what inspires |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 +1 | what he lived by OR what makes him tick |
Igor Volosyanoy
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| 3 | the breath of life |
Vladyslav Golovaty
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Proposed translations
+2
10 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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658
Selected
what inspires
"inspire" is a possible meaning of "дышать" and makes sense here, though I would have thought the purpose of notes etc. was to help the reader understand what the author means.
Peer comment(s):
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Tatiana Grehan
: yep, that was my first thought, "what inspires".
3 mins
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Thank you.
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Sarah McDowell
1 day 23 hrs
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Тhank you.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much Jack! Thanks everybody!!!"
+1
11 mins
Igor Volosyanoy
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Comprehensive translation service for U!
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) , Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine)
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
what he lived by OR what makes him tick
3 hrs
Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
&
English
Ukraine
a top-rank. native English-Ukrainian-Rus
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine) , Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, Russian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
the breath of life
what's the breath of life for the author of the diary
just an option for the Jack's excellent rendition
just an option for the Jack's excellent rendition
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