Дело всей жизни

English translation: his life's work OR a lifelong pursuit

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Russian term or phrase:Дело всей жизни
English translation:his life's work OR a lifelong pursuit

17:59 Mar 5, 2021
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Russian term or phrase: Дело всей жизни
«Со временем хобби стало делом всей жизни»

Контекст туризм, биография... дело всей жизни ?
Ekaterina Volokitina (X)
United States
Local time: 16:17
his life's work OR a lifelong pursuit
Explanation:
Depends on a more precise understanding of the context.

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Rachel Douglas
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Local time: 16:17
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Summary of answers provided
4 +7his life's work OR a lifelong pursuit
Rachel Douglas
4 +1(his) lifelong quest
interprivate
Summary of reference entries provided
sense / matter / point of his life
Turdimurod Rakhmanov

  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
his life's work OR a lifelong pursuit


Explanation:
Depends on a more precise understanding of the context.

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Oops! I meant to vote this non-PRO, but failed to notice that it already was. Don't know how to unvote.

Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 16:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 220
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
20 mins
  -> Thanks, Mikhail!

agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
51 mins
  -> Thanks, Frank.

agree  Katya Kesten
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Katya.

agree  Philippa Spottiswoode
2 hrs
  -> Thanks, Philippa.

agree  Turdimurod Rakhmanov
9 hrs
  -> Thank you!

agree  Vera Klink: "hobby turned into a lifelong pursuit" sounds nice, but could be wrong depending on context
1 day 15 hrs
  -> Thanks, Vera. Yes, that's why I said the choice depends on a more precise statement of the context than given. Thus, "hobby turned into his life's work" could be wrong, depending on the context. But one of them could be right, depending on the context!

agree  Pavel Laberko (X): Pursuit - чуть лучше по отношению к хобби
2 days 20 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
(his) lifelong quest


Explanation:
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Or mb "challenge"

interprivate
Local time: 20:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  IrinaN
1 hr
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Reference comments


9 hrs
Reference: sense / matter / point of his life

Reference information:
Delo-could mean sense or matter in this context, work is a literal meaning.

Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in KirghizKirghiz
PRO pts in category: 28
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