Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
"От сумы и тюрьмы не зарекайся"
English translation:
There’s no fence against ill fortune
- The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2012-10-07 13:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)
Oct 4, 2012 09:34
11 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
"От сумы и тюрьмы не зарекайся"
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
национальный русский фольклор
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | There’s no fence against ill fortune |
Alexandra Schneeuhr
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| 3 +1 | No one can be safe from poverty or prison |
Natalia Volkova
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| 3 | There but by the grace of God, go I |
Yulia Savelieva
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References
| see glossar |
erika rubinstein
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Proposed translations
+2
5 mins
Alexandra Schneeuhr
Cyprus
Cyprus
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Cyprus
Translation–Localisation–Transcreation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
22
Selected
There’s no fence against ill fortune
The closest I could find so far...
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Note added at 10 mins (2012-10-04 09:44:26 GMT)
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Here are some additional versions, the rhyming one (don't count out a prison cell, a begging bowl may come as well) being rather good, I wish I knew it ))
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/art_literary/32...
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Note added at 10 mins (2012-10-04 09:44:26 GMT)
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Here are some additional versions, the rhyming one (don't count out a prison cell, a begging bowl may come as well) being rather good, I wish I knew it ))
http://www.proz.com/kudoz/russian_to_english/art_literary/32...
2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
5 mins
Natalia Volkova
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
20+ Translated Books Published in Moscow
Native in: Russian (Variants: Moscow, Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Italian to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
40
No one can be safe from poverty or prison
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alla_K
: выбор варианта, как всегда, зависит от контекста. этот вариант точно передает мысль, хотя и не метафоричен.
1 hr
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Спасибо!
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8 hrs
Yulia Savelieva
Australia
Australia
Native in English
Australia
Stand with Ukraine!
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, English to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
There but by the grace of God, go I
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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-10-04 17:56:12 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/There but for the grace ...
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Note added at 8 hrs (2012-10-04 17:56:12 GMT)
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http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/There but for the grace ...
Reference comments
4 mins
erika rubinstein
Native in Russian
Interp, trans, proof, PR, research, writ
Native in: Russian , German
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to German, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
25
Reference:
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