bang for one's buck

Russian translation: Дорого, да мило, дешево, да гнило.

02:58 Jul 9, 2001
English to Russian translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: bang for one's buck
For 'bang for your buck', reliability... you get one hell of a service.
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Russian translation:Дорого, да мило, дешево, да гнило.
Explanation:
This proverb explains that you may pay well and get appropriate service/goods and may pay little, but then you will get the repective quality of service/good.

For that same phrase in English in Russian you can get a dozen of meanings.

You know, the bang is also translated as sexual act, so bang for one's buck might mean приключения на свою задницу (which, of course, is too far from something appropriate for publishing :)).

Another Russian phrase which can serve is
за такие деньги вам ничего не обломится.

But note that bang is rather "slangish", so translation cannot sound academic too.

Yours,
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Tatiana Neroni (X)
naЧто вы хотите за 30 копеек?
Alex Pchelintsev
naДорого, да мило, дешево, да гнило.
ttagir
naотдача, прибыль
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6 mins
Что вы хотите за 30 копеек?


Explanation:
Usually this joke is quoted when speaking of something lousy, but cheap.

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4 hrs
Дорого, да мило, дешево, да гнило.


Explanation:
This proverb explains that you may pay well and get appropriate service/goods and may pay little, but then you will get the repective quality of service/good.

For that same phrase in English in Russian you can get a dozen of meanings.

You know, the bang is also translated as sexual act, so bang for one's buck might mean приключения на свою задницу (which, of course, is too far from something appropriate for publishing :)).

Another Russian phrase which can serve is
за такие деньги вам ничего не обломится.

But note that bang is rather "slangish", so translation cannot sound academic too.

Yours,
Tagir


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4 hrs
отдача, прибыль


Explanation:
Idiom:
bang for the/one's buck
Value returned for investment or effort.

(The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved).

Hope this helps!
Olga





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Explanation:
Money's worth...

Bang for the buck - уже перестало быть жаргонным выражением и утратило негативную коннотацию...

В русском языке адекватного понятия этому нет - у нас считать деньги всегда было плохо (при социализме), это осуждалось как "скопидомство" и прочие неприличные слова, поэтому желание получить money's worth не вылилось в разнообразную адекватную языковую форму...

О дешевизне здесь как раз речь не идет...

Скорее, это (описательно) адекватное количество и качество товара за какие-то деньги...

Еще говорят - стОит таких денег, не стОит таких денег.

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Если покупателю предлагается товар, стоящий его денег, бизнес надежен ... вот и получается хорошее обслуживание...

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Стиль разговорный, но негатива я здесь не вижу, в Америке так уже давно пишут о вполне нейтральных вещах (хоть и признаю, что это вульгарно, законы языка изменить не могу).

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