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Nine Lives

Ukrainian translation: дев'ять життiв

12:45 Oct 14, 2005
English to Ukrainian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / animals
English term or phrase: Nine Lives
as "she has 9 lives"....

Would like this to be translated to Ukrainian.
Rachael Boraski
Ukrainian translation:дев'ять життiв
Explanation:
dev'yat' zhyttiv

She is a cat, I assume? :)
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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 00:13
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Summary of answers provided
3 +6дев'ять життiв
Kirill Semenov
5дев'ять життів
Natalie Lyssova
4'vona [zhivucha] jak kishka, - maje 9 zhittiv'
Vladimir Dubisskiy


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
nine lives
дев'ять життiв


Explanation:
dev'yat' zhyttiv

She is a cat, I assume? :)

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 00:13
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yuri Kisten
52 mins
agree  Mehman Salmanov
1 hr
agree  Solomia
2 hrs
agree  Jarema
3 hrs
agree  Oleg Prots: :)
5 hrs
  -> ги ;)
agree  Mrs Shell
2 days 14 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
дев'ять життів


Explanation:
oskilky "u nei 9 zhyttiv" or

"vona mae 9 zhyttiv"

They say that "a cat has 9 lives"

Natalie Lyssova
Ukraine
Local time: 00:13
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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May I have this spelled in Ukrainian with Ukrainian characters as well?
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Comment: May I have this spelled in Ukrainian with Ukrainian characters as well?

2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nine lives
'vona [zhivucha] jak kishka, - maje 9 zhittiv'


Explanation:
I believe when translating one has to add from where it came from (cat's lives), and why (she has exceptional lifeforce = vona "zhivucha").
I do not have Cyrillic at the moment

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 16:13
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Kirill Semenov: имя кошака забыли добавить для полной ясности
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