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в период лишений и испытаний

English translation: in times of hardship and privation

09:38 Apr 20, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - International Org/Dev/Coop / Защита диссертации
Russian term or phrase: в период лишений и испытаний
Израильская правовая наука, по обыкновению, не интересуется теми ее отраслями, которые изначально лишили еврейский народ элементарных прав на выживание и, прежде всего, права на защиту в период лишений и испытаний

Спасибо!
Kate Pisman
Local time: 10:44
English translation:in times of hardship and privation
Explanation:
Sounds quite bookish, mind you.
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tbilimava
Germany
Grading comment
Спасибо большое всем!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3in times of hardship and privation
tbilimava
4 +1in times of trouble
Alexander Kondorsky
4 +1in time of trials and tribulations
The Misha
4during the period of hardships and ordeals
Сергей Лузан
4during testing times
Maruti Shinde
2in time of loss and trials
Yulia Saprykina


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in times of trouble


Explanation:
Results 1 - 10 of about 46,700,000 for in times of trouble. (0.17 seconds)

Alexander Kondorsky
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evgeny Terekhin
2 mins
  -> Спасибо, Евгений!
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
during the period of hardships and ordeals


Explanation:
I presume

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 09:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
in time of loss and trials


Explanation:
.

Yulia Saprykina
Local time: 09:44
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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28 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
in times of hardship and privation


Explanation:
Sounds quite bookish, mind you.

Example sentence(s):
  • Their early days were times of hardship and privation...
  • In this case, we're reminded that even in times of hardship and privation and sorrow, there are things that can break through the cold and warm us, that can give us a kind of magic: Stories. Music. Dance.

    Reference: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Com...
    Reference: http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:...
tbilimava
Germany
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in BelarusianBelarusian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Спасибо большое всем!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Susan Welsh: I don't think it sounds "bookish," unless you mean Biblical, which it does a bit. Like the trials of Job. But that's appropriate for the context.
22 mins
  -> Thank you for a valuable comment, Susan. I should have written "solemn". :)
agree  Jack Doughty
28 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  DTSM
59 mins
  -> Thank you.
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50 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
during testing times


Explanation:
during testing times

Maruti Shinde
India
Local time: 12:14
Native speaker of: Native in MarathiMarathi, Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
in time of trials and tribulations


Explanation:
That's one often used way of putting it.

The Misha
Local time: 02:44
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Greenfield: ага :-))
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Angela. Your vote is the one that matters. Cheers.
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