Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

и ежу понятно

English translation:

it doesn\'t take a rocket scientist to understand/figure this out or it is no rocket science

Added to glossary by Elena Kiper
Jan 13, 2013 22:43
11 yrs ago
Russian term

и ежу понятно

Russian to English Art/Literary Slang идиома
пожалуйста помогите найти аналогичное английское идиоматическое выражение. Это должно быть чисто разговорное (сленговое) выражение - очень informal, но цензурным конечно :) Спасибо!

Discussion

GaryG Jan 14, 2013:
correct would be... "even A caveman can do it".
Andrey Nikolayev Jan 14, 2013:
even caveman can do it As a comedic relief, but may not fly well because if I understand correctly GEICO trademarked it. Also it should be "even caveman can understand it", and reference may work well only where people saw this ad campaign.

Proposed translations

+5
7 hrs
Selected

it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand/figure this out or it is no rocket science

it doesn't take a rocket scientist to understand/figure this out or it is no rocket science
Peer comment(s):

agree Maria Mizguireva : it's not a rocket science! самый прикольный вариант. так же юморно, как с ежом
1 hr
спасибо
agree Zamira B.
1 hr
thank you
agree LanaUK : Or not a rocket science
2 hrs
thanks
agree Oleksiy Markunin
11 hrs
thank you
agree cyhul
1 day 2 hrs
thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you!"
+4
7 mins

it's a no-brainer

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Peer comment(s):

agree The Misha
37 mins
Thank you, The Misha
agree Amy Lesiewicz
45 mins
Thank you, Amy
agree Ilya Prishchepov
11 hrs
Thank you, Ilya
agree Andrei Yefimov
1 day 16 hrs
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20 mins

it's clear as day

Another option
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33 mins

Anyone can tell

One the translations offered by Lubensky's Russian to English Dictionary of Idioms
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4 hrs

as plain as the nose on your face

One more version.
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15 hrs

even a hedgehog can understand that

the meaning is quite clear from the translated phrase :)
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17 hrs

even a dummy can get it

I got it
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1 day 23 hrs

that is as clear as daylight

i.e. crystal clear, or clear as the sun at noonday (hedgehogs are sleeping by then, alas:-)
or it is as plain as a pikestaff (as two and two makes four); even blind Freddie could see that
or any fool can see that..., you don't have to be a genius to see that...
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