Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
золотые россыпи
English translation:
pearls of wisdom
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Nov 23, 2010 04:22
13 yrs ago
Russian term
золотые россыпи
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
* Вот таким с детства был умником наш [Х]. О его детских выражениях и "золотых россыпьях" я сделала отдельный сборник. *
Proposed translations
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| 3 +7 | pearls of wisdom |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 | "out of the mouths of babes" formulations |
Judith Hehir
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| 4 | pithy nuggets |
Eric Candle
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| 3 | golden quotations |
Andrey Belousov (X)
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Change log
Nov 28, 2010 11:22: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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80
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pearls of wisdom
Used ironically, I think this would be OK.
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eLena Mishenkova
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Jim Tucker (X)
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Batjavkhaa Batsaikhan
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cyhul
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svetlana cosquéric
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Oleksiy Markunin
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Inna Edsall
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Perfect - thank you, Jack!"
12 mins
"out of the mouths of babes" formulations
perhaps
5 mins
golden quotations
Almost a guess due to insufficient context....
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-11-23 04:37:38 GMT)
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You could also consider "pearls"....
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Note added at 15 mins (2010-11-23 04:37:38 GMT)
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You could also consider "pearls"....
18 hrs
Eric Candle
Native in Russian
Works in field
Better than native
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, German to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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8
pithy nuggets
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