May 14, 2003 21:02
21 yrs ago
Russian term
Крутиться, вертеться, с голоду не помереть...
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Russian to English
Art/Literary
- Пусть земля ему будет пухам, а нам тут еще надо крутиться, вертеться, с голоду не помереть...
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| 3 +2 | run hard to stay in the same place |
Jack Doughty
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| 5 | be in a whirl not to starve |
Сергей Лузан
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Jack Doughty
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run hard to stay in the same place
We atill have to run hard to stay in the same place, so as not to die of hunger.
I think this saying is based on something in "Alice in Wonderland" ("Алиса в стране чудес")
(When I was learning Russian, we were taught a song called "Крутится, вертится шар голубой")
I think this saying is based on something in "Alice in Wonderland" ("Алиса в стране чудес")
(When I was learning Russian, we were taught a song called "Крутится, вертится шар голубой")
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Yuri Geifman
: It's the Red Queen Principle, Through the Looking Glass (that song is from some famous old movie, I only remember the silly parodies we used to sing as kids)
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Yes, you're right. "Alice Through the Looking Glass".
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Natalia Koltsova
: Интересно, а "пусть земля ему будет пухом" как сказать?
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Sorry, I don't know that expression.
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Comment: "Спасибо! (I'm trying not to be repeptitive--my thankyous probably tire you as much as my questions do by now :-)))) I'll stop torturing you soon, I promise..."
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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
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be in a whirl not to starve
Good luck and best wishes, Oyra!
Re.:6. Russian-English Dictionary over 160 000 words & expressions, 1997,
ISBN 5-200-02419
7. Russian-English Dictionary, 34 000 words approx., Soviet Encyclopedia Publ. House, Moscow, 1970
Re.:6. Russian-English Dictionary over 160 000 words & expressions, 1997,
ISBN 5-200-02419
7. Russian-English Dictionary, 34 000 words approx., Soviet Encyclopedia Publ. House, Moscow, 1970
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