Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Деньги не пахнут
English translation:
Money has no smell
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Oyra
May 14, 2003 23:13
21 yrs ago
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Russian term
Деньги не пахнут
Non-PRO
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Какой-нибудь аналог в английском есть?.. Можно сказать просто money doesn't smell? Это продолжение предыдущего вопроса, на самом деле: диалог вида
- ...говорят, ваше состояние нечестным путем нажито
- Деньги не пахнут
- ...говорят, ваше состояние нечестным путем нажито
- Деньги не пахнут
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | оставьте свой вариант, Oyra |
Сергей Лузан
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| 5 +2 | Money has no smell |
xeni (X)
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| 5 | money's all the same color |
JoeYeckley (X)
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| 4 | -- |
Irena Gintilas
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| 4 | Money has no odor! |
William Stein
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| 3 | Money smells not. |
invguy
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| 3 | non olet |
danya
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Change log
Aug 12, 2005 14:59: Сергей Лузан changed "Field (specific)" from "(none)" to "Poetry & Literature"
Proposed translations
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Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
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оставьте свой вариант, Oyra
идёт от древнеримского императора Веспассиана. Удачи и всего, Oyra!
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Comment: "Всем большое спасибо! Надеюсь, я не слишком докучила вам. Хуже того - боюсь, мне еще придется прибегнуть к вашей помощи... Я не знаю, нарушаю ли я какие-нибудь правила тем, что столько спрашиваю. Если да, скажите мне об этом... Спасибо. :-)"
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Irena Gintilas
Skilled courtroom interpreter
Native in: Lithuanian
Works in: Lithuanian to English, English to Lithuanian, Russian to English, and 12 more.
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Я бы сказала по-сильнее:
money doesn't stink
особенно если "нечестным путем нажито"...
money doesn't stink
особенно если "нечестным путем нажито"...
29 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Money has no odor!
It's a Latin expression that's been translated into every language:
www.european-lotteries.org/fr/pdf/ 2002/MifalHapayis_170602.pdf - Similar pages
The Illustrated Rad # 5 - Aint Color Grand!
As the witty Romans put it, Pecunia non olet [Money has no odor.]. This poem is dedicated ...
members.aol.com/ibradeck3/illustratedrad5.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF]Financial Theory and Corporate Strategy Purpose: To integrate ...
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We assume that expected return and risk are the only relevant dimensions of the problem-so money has no odor, as it were. ...
www.coba.unt.edu/firel/kensinge/FINA5300/Topic2.pdf
www.european-lotteries.org/fr/pdf/ 2002/MifalHapayis_170602.pdf - Similar pages
The Illustrated Rad # 5 - Aint Color Grand!
As the witty Romans put it, Pecunia non olet [Money has no odor.]. This poem is dedicated ...
members.aol.com/ibradeck3/illustratedrad5.html - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
[PDF]Financial Theory and Corporate Strategy Purpose: To integrate ...
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat - View as HTML
.
We assume that expected return and risk are the only relevant dimensions of the problem-so money has no odor, as it were. ...
www.coba.unt.edu/firel/kensinge/FINA5300/Topic2.pdf
32 mins
money's all the same color
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Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Oleg Pashuk (X)
: not really:)
15 mins
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It's a common enough expression. It doesn't matter whose money it is or how they came by it. It's all the same color.
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1 hr
xeni (X)
Native in Russian
xeni (X)
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English
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Money has no smell
or your own version.
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Note added at 2003-05-15 01:06:03 (GMT)
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\"Money has no smell,\" said Emperor Vespasian, when chided for taxing tanners, who used urine to cure their hides.
http://www.utexas.edu/law/faculty/pbobbitt/shieldofachilles/...
Pecunia non olet (money has no smell), said one Roman emperor accustomed to tak his revenue from everywhere.
http://csf.colorado.edu/forums/ipe/2001/msg00018.html
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Note added at 2003-05-15 01:06:03 (GMT)
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\"Money has no smell,\" said Emperor Vespasian, when chided for taxing tanners, who used urine to cure their hides.
http://www.utexas.edu/law/faculty/pbobbitt/shieldofachilles/...
Pecunia non olet (money has no smell), said one Roman emperor accustomed to tak his revenue from everywhere.
http://csf.colorado.edu/forums/ipe/2001/msg00018.html
4 hrs
Money smells not.
I think the inversion might be more adequate to the overall tone of the dialogue... as far as my idea of it is correct :)
13 hrs
non olet
может сразу латинский оригинал и привести? в зависимости, конечно, от контекста. Жентльменов учат латыни :-)
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