Jul 23, 2006 03:09
17 yrs ago
Russian term
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Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
Да что там!
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Yet another interjection...
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Jul 23, 2006 03:09: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Proposed translations
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9 hrs
Henry Schroeder
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
20 years of experience, certified, ATA
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: German to English, Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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39
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wow!
These are always my questions, too, Deborah. Elliptical Russian injections and idioms.
I would say something like: Vandy's eyes... Wow! When I...
That sounds quite natural.
I would say something like: Vandy's eyes... Wow! When I...
That sounds quite natural.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this is the road I'm going down, trying to find some (1940s?) interjection..."
-1
12 mins
Zoya Askarova
Singapore
Singapore
Native in Russian
Works in field
Singapore
My experience at your service
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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11
yea
он хороший, да что там, замечательный человек
he is a good, yea, a fine man
Multitran
he is a good, yea, a fine man
Multitran
Peer comment(s):
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Libero_Lang_Lab
: i'm not sure that "yea" is a word in English. I guess you mean "yeah", but that sounds as if it would be the wrong kind of tone for the context...
8 mins
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33 mins
No doubt about that!
This expression can also go like "Да что там говорить!"
+2
3 hrs
... Words fail! Just look ...
...
Peer comment(s):
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sergey (X)
2 hrs
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Thank you, Sergey
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Sophia Hundt (X)
: this is most accurate
2 days 22 hrs
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3 hrs
Sergei Nikolenko
Native in Russian
Competent and accurate
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian
But these eyes, indeed!
But these eyes, indeed! When you look into them...
2 hrs
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Works in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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83
There is no denying it.
There is no denying it - when you looked into those eyes...
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My oh my!
Well, I never!
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There's no two ways about it: when you gazed at her eyes...
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Think of that!
Of all things!
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My oh my!
Well, I never!
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There's no two ways about it: when you gazed at her eyes...
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Think of that!
Of all things!
9 hrs
Alexander Demyanov
Native in Russian
Works in field
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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84
What can I say [really], ...
This won't be an exact-exact equivalent, but, i think, close.
+5
25 mins
Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
The sports specialists
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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12
What eyes!
I think you need to translate this in context. It basically works as an emphatic particle ie...
"... but Wanda's eyes... what eyes! Gazing at those eyes, you would barely notice anything else around you."
Something like that....
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Obviously this is not a direct translation of the phrase itself, but it strikes me that it is precisely what is being conveyed... it is an "intensifier".
"... but Wanda's eyes... what eyes! Gazing at those eyes, you would barely notice anything else around you."
Something like that....
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Obviously this is not a direct translation of the phrase itself, but it strikes me that it is precisely what is being conveyed... it is an "intensifier".
Peer comment(s):
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Irene N
: Hi, there... That's what I call "it's been a while"
1 hr
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Hi Irene... I'm just passing through. Though I'm never far away from ProZ
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Olga B
2 hrs
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Сергей Лузан
4 hrs
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sergey (X)
: in russian it would be 'какие глаза!'
5 hrs
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The existence, per se, of a direct back translation, does not in itself invalidate alternatives. But if you are telling me that the meaning/effect is different from the one conveyed, then that is another matter, of course.
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Alexander Demyanov
: w/sergey, + The asker probably know how to avoid the "Да что там" piece and is asking how to not avooid it
8 hrs
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Well, indirectly, I think she was, actually....sometimes a direct translation is not the solution.
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Mikhail Kropotov
9 hrs
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Yuri Geifman
: Ah, those eyes! Gazing at them, one would forget everything else (I don't think it's meant as 'anything else around you', but rather 'anything else about her', i.e. the unnatural thinness, etc.
10 hrs
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Now, that's the most elegant solution yet.
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5 hrs
there are no words!
ДА ЧТО ТАМ частица разг.
1. Употр. при усилении значения последующего слова или высказывания; что там.
http://www.gramota.ru/dic/search.php?word=�� ��� ���&lop=x&gorb=x&e...
i think it's short for - да что там (говорить)!
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…There are no words…
Only eyes.
In the absence of words
there is much to be said.
In void
there is much space.
In pause
there is much time.
In glancing
there is much to be seen.
In the eyes
there is much window.
In soul
there is that for one eternity
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:CQT6BEruW9IJ:www.worldf...
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as you can see from the following examples "да что там" always precedes a stronger word or expression:
говорили - мечтали-
Встреча, о которой так долго говорили (да что там — мечтали*) болельщики футбольной команды -"Ростов", состоялась, 5 октябри в ДК "Ростсельмаш" [Наш анонс // "Приазовский край", 2004.10.07]
многое - все
За эти годы многое изменилось, да что там говорить, — изменилось все. [Нет перспективы, нет смысла в службе // "Солдат удачи", 2004.11.03]
часами - годами - веками
За нею можно наблюдать часами, годами... да что там — веками! [Новости красоты // "Домовой", 2002.02.04]
in your case there aren't any strong 'words' that follow, only the effect that looking at those eyes could have on people, meaning - words are superfluous!
1. Употр. при усилении значения последующего слова или высказывания; что там.
http://www.gramota.ru/dic/search.php?word=�� ��� ���&lop=x&gorb=x&e...
i think it's short for - да что там (говорить)!
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Note added at 6 hrs (2006-07-23 09:10:05 GMT)
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…There are no words…
Only eyes.
In the absence of words
there is much to be said.
In void
there is much space.
In pause
there is much time.
In glancing
there is much to be seen.
In the eyes
there is much window.
In soul
there is that for one eternity
http://64.233.183.104/search?q=cache:CQT6BEruW9IJ:www.worldf...
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Note added at 12 hrs (2006-07-23 15:42:51 GMT)
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as you can see from the following examples "да что там" always precedes a stronger word or expression:
говорили - мечтали-
Встреча, о которой так долго говорили (да что там — мечтали*) болельщики футбольной команды -"Ростов", состоялась, 5 октябри в ДК "Ростсельмаш" [Наш анонс // "Приазовский край", 2004.10.07]
многое - все
За эти годы многое изменилось, да что там говорить, — изменилось все. [Нет перспективы, нет смысла в службе // "Солдат удачи", 2004.11.03]
часами - годами - веками
За нею можно наблюдать часами, годами... да что там — веками! [Новости красоты // "Домовой", 2002.02.04]
in your case there aren't any strong 'words' that follow, only the effect that looking at those eyes could have on people, meaning - words are superfluous!
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