Glossary entry

Russian term or phrase:

Будь здоров!

English translation:

Bless you!

Added to glossary by Jannie Weigel
Feb 25, 2006 14:52
18 yrs ago
Russian term

Будь здоров!

Homework / test Russian to English Other Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
What is to be said by one hear another sneezes, not meaning real care for health? :)
Does it vary depending on country?

Thank you!
Proposed translations (English)
5 +6 Bless you!
3 +3 Gesundheit!
Change log

Feb 25, 2006 15:25: Andrey Belousov (X) changed "Language pair" from "Russian to English" to "English to Russian"

Feb 25, 2006 15:25: Andrey Belousov (X) changed "Language pair" from "English to Russian" to "Russian to English"

Feb 25, 2006 15:27: Andrey Belousov (X) changed "Language pair" from "Russian to English" to "English to Russian"

Feb 25, 2006 15:31: Yuri Geifman changed "Language pair" from "English to Russian" to "Russian to English"

Feb 25, 2006 15:36: Andrey Belousov (X) changed "Language pair" from "Russian to English" to "English to Russian"

Feb 25, 2006 15:57: Mikhail Kropotov changed "Language pair" from "English to Russian" to "Russian to English"

Proposed translations

+6
2 mins
Selected

Bless you!

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Note added at 3 mins (2006-02-25 14:56:01 GMT)
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Never heard anything else. (in the USA)
Peer comment(s):

agree Larissa Boutrimova
7 mins
Thanks, Larissa!
agree Jahongir Sidikov
25 mins
Thank you! :-)
agree Sabina Metcalf
28 mins
Thank you! :-)
agree Jack Doughty : Yes, this is commonly used in English too, as well as the one I suggested.
37 mins
Thank you! :-)
agree GaryG
53 mins
Thank you! :-)
agree Erzsébet Czopyk
14 hrs
Thank you! :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Just perfect! Thank you very much!"
+3
2 mins

Gesundheit!

This is German, of course, but it is used in English too.
Note from asker:
I will use 'Bless you!', though some prefer 'Gesundheit!'. So thank you - and let them choose :)
Peer comment(s):

agree Yuri Geifman : this is what I say usually... blessings are best dispensed by those qualified.... btw the German word is a literal translation - it means Health
33 mins
Thank you. Well almost literal. Sei gesund!
agree GaryG : Yes, we said that in Indiana
52 mins
Thank you.
agree Mikhail Kropotov
1 hr
Thank you.
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