Glossary entry (derived from question below)
русский term or phrase:
"От сумы и тюрьмы не зарекайся"
английский translation:
There’s no fence against ill fortune
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-10-07 13:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Oct 4, 2012 09:34
12 yrs ago
русский term
Великобритания
Certified Legal Translator
Native in: русский 
, английский
Works in: русский => английский
"От сумы и тюрьмы не зарекайся"
русский => английский
Искусство/Литература
Литература и поэзия
национальный русский фольклор
Proposed translations
(английский)
| 3 +2 | There’s no fence against ill fortune |
Alexandra Schneeuhr
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| 3 +1 | No one can be safe from poverty or prison |
Natalia Volkova
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| 3 | There but by the grace of God, go I |
Yulia Savelieva
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References
| see glossar |
erika rubinstein
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Proposed translations
+2
5 мин
Alexandra Schneeuhr
Кипр
Кипр
Native in русский
Specializes in field
Кипр
Translation–Localisation–Transcreation
Native in: русский
Works in: английский => русский, русский => английский, русский
Related KudoZ points
:
22
Selected
There’s no fence against ill fortune
The closest I could find so far...
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Note added at 10 mins (2012-10-04 09:44:26 GMT)
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Here are some additional versions, the rhyming one (don't count out a prison cell, a begging bowl may come as well) being rather good, I wish I knew it ))
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/art_literary/32...
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Note added at 10 mins (2012-10-04 09:44:26 GMT)
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Here are some additional versions, the rhyming one (don't count out a prison cell, a begging bowl may come as well) being rather good, I wish I knew it ))
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/art_literary/32...
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
5 мин
Natalia Volkova
Россия
Россия
Native in русский
Works in field
Россия
20+ Translated Books Published in Moscow
Native in: русский (Variants: Moscow, Standard-Russia)
Works in: английский => русский, итальянский => русский, испанский => русский, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
40
No one can be safe from poverty or prison
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alla_K
: выбор варианта, как всегда, зависит от контекста. этот вариант точно передает мысль, хотя и не метафоричен.
1 час
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Спасибо!
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8 час
Yulia Savelieva
Австралия
Австралия
Native in английский
Австралия
Stand with Ukraine!
Native in: английский
Works in: русский => английский, украинский => английский, английский => русский, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
There but by the grace of God, go I
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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-10-04 17:56:12 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/There but for the grace ...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-10-04 17:56:12 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/There but for the grace ...
Reference comments
4 мин
erika rubinstein
Native in русский
Interp, trans, proof, PR, research, writ
Native in: русский , немецкий
Works in: английский => русский, немецкий => русский, русский => немецкий, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
25
Reference:
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