Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Мы совершенствуем прекрасное!
English translation:
We perfect excellence/the excellent!
Russian term
Sweden
Russian translator in Stockholm
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
, Belarusian
Works in: English to Russian, Swedish to Russian, Norwegian to Russian, and 4 more.
Мы совершенствуем прекрасное!
Спасибо!
Proposed translations
Canada
translator since the year dot
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
We perfect the excellence!
Более дословно было бы We perfect the excellent! Можно тоже рассматривать как вариант, но я бы предпочел первое.
Звучит нормально, и, кроме того, excellent health - прекрасное здоровье.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2010-04-07 15:54:16 GMT)
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I agree with the correction by Jim: We perfect excellence!
United States
We improve on the best!
MindMeister v4 continues to improve on the best web-based mind mapping application.
http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com/mindmeister-4/
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Jack Doughty
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Thank you, Jack.
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Alexandra Taggart
: Honestly, I don't know...improving the superlative - what happens? a very fattening sickly sweet cake.
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Some think they do, Alexandra, though it makes no logical sense. Thanks.
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Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
We perfect the beauty!
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Jim Tucker (X)
: no "the" here
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Thank you, Jim!
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Alexandra Taggart
: the author's stillistical mistake could be improved -? Some translators agree that they're doing a double job.I think, my darling Alexander, you have that perfect beauty in you - to improve that "blasts" put there by some "линхвост" out of sheer pomposity
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Thank you, Alexandra :)
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United Kingdom
Conscientious, with accuracy and style.
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
We improve on perfection!
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Note added at 39 mins (2010-04-07 13:57:00 GMT)
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This is also a very common phrase in English, almost an idiom, I'd say.
http://arsenalcolumn.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/how-pep-guardiola-is-looking-to-improve-on-perfection/
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James McVay
: I just like the way this one sounds.
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Thank you, James! Me too... :o)
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fight the matrix
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
You will be perfect practically in every way
United Kingdom
LAWYER-LINGUIST, ACCREDITED INTERPRETER
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English, Dutch to English, German to English, and 18 more.
You'll never be better!
Better than native
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, German to Russian
Enhancing natural beauty!
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Smantha
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thank you
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Alexandra Taggart
: "We are the enhancers of natural beauty!"
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thank you
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