Apr 2, 2017 09:55
7 yrs ago
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Russian term
Australia
www.sabletranslations.com
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, New Zealand) 
, Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, English, English to Russian
Карта слезу любит
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
Gambling
There's little context, I think this is the name of a 'chapter' in a computer game.
I can't find an equivalent phrase in English. Has anyone come across something like it?
I can't find an equivalent phrase in English. Has anyone come across something like it?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | The Crying Game |
Ilan Rubin (X)
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| 3 +4 | The whiner takes it all |
Anzhelika Kuznetsova
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| 3 +3 | Cards like tears |
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Proposed translations
7 hrs
Selected
The Crying Game
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c9W2-uGvQQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EPGhjxm0G0
As an option, though it has connotations with a film about the Troubles of the same name (which appeared decades after the original song)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EPGhjxm0G0
As an option, though it has connotations with a film about the Troubles of the same name (which appeared decades after the original song)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you, I thought this was a great name for a computer game "chapter"."
+4
9 mins
Anzhelika Kuznetsova
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Psychology, Govt & Law
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
The whiner takes it all
The winner takes it all, reframed)
http://pref-ural.ru/116.html
as a option
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Note added at 10 mins (2017-04-02 10:05:36 GMT)
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цитата по ссылке:
Плачь больше - карта слезу любит
Еще одно поверье среди преферансистов. Чем больше вы жалуетесь вслух на плохую карту, тем больше шансов, что скоро к вам придет хорошая. Постоянное нытье кого-то о том, что ему постоянно не везет, раздражает игроков, выводит их из себя. Они чаще ошибаются, а именно это и нужно стонущему.
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Note added at 11 mins (2017-04-02 10:07:09 GMT)
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but this is just my interpretation, not the exact equivalent.
http://pref-ural.ru/116.html
as a option
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Note added at 10 mins (2017-04-02 10:05:36 GMT)
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цитата по ссылке:
Плачь больше - карта слезу любит
Еще одно поверье среди преферансистов. Чем больше вы жалуетесь вслух на плохую карту, тем больше шансов, что скоро к вам придет хорошая. Постоянное нытье кого-то о том, что ему постоянно не везет, раздражает игроков, выводит их из себя. Они чаще ошибаются, а именно это и нужно стонущему.
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Note added at 11 mins (2017-04-02 10:07:09 GMT)
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but this is just my interpretation, not the exact equivalent.
Note from asker:
| Anzhelika, I loved this option, but unfortunately, once I realised that I needed to mention tears or crying in the title, it didn't really work anymore. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jack Doughty
: "Whiner Takes All", title of TV comedy episode http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127422/
41 mins
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What do you know) Thank you, Jack.
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| agree |
P.L.F. Persio
: very clever!
1 hr
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Thank you, missdutch)
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| agree |
Mark Berelekhis
: With Jack, it's a clever pun.
2 hrs
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Thank you, Mark.
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| agree |
Mrs Shell
6 hrs
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Thank you, Larysa.
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+3
2 hrs
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English , Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
7
Cards like tears
"Cards like tears" (Карта слезу любит). A mock superstition: decrying your own cards or whining about your bad luck is supposed to bring you luck.
http://www.thefullwiki.org/Preferans
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-04-02 12:27:37 GMT)
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Depending on the exact context (or in different contexts), one can have:
squeaky wheel gets the oil/grease,
Crying baby gets the milk
http://www.thefullwiki.org/Preferans
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-04-02 12:27:37 GMT)
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Depending on the exact context (or in different contexts), one can have:
squeaky wheel gets the oil/grease,
Crying baby gets the milk
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
DTSM
: не изобретая велосипедов https://books.google.by/books?id=jLqXM3U_pzEC&pg=PA571&lpg=P...
44 mins
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Thank you, DT SM.
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| agree |
Anzhelika Kuznetsova
: given the additional context, the tears do matter)
48 mins
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Thank you, Anzhelika. No use crying over spilt milk.
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| agree |
Denis Shepelev
8 hrs
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Thank you, Denis
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Discussion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Crying_Game