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Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам

English translation: It seemed to me I could tell his whole life for several years ahead, minute by minute.

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Russian term or phrase:Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам
English translation:It seemed to me I could tell his whole life for several years ahead, minute by minute.
Entered by: Olga B

17:32 Dec 6, 2004
Russian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Russian term or phrase: Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам
Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам на несколько лет вперед.
transl1 (X)
It seemed to me I could tell his whole life for several years ahead, minute by minute.
Explanation:
just another variant
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Olga B
Israel
Local time: 10:07
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5It seemed like I could map out his whole life, minute by minute, for the next number of years.
Mikhail Kropotov
4 +3I thought I could predict his life by the minutes for several years ahead
Yuri Smirnov
5It struck me that I could foretell his life, every minute of it, years into the future
Alina Mamlyuk
4It seemes to me, that I could write out his life story down to minutes, for a couple of years ahead
TranslatonatoR
4It seemed to me I could tell his whole life for several years ahead, minute by minute.
Olga B
4It seemed to me that I can schedule his life by the minute
Сергей Лузан
3it seemed to me i could fill every minute of his life
Dmytro Voskolovych


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам
I thought I could predict his life by the minutes for several years ahead


Explanation:
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Yuri Smirnov
Local time: 10:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in BelarusianBelarusian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 71

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olga B
26 mins
  -> Спасибо
agree  Jack Doughty: by the minute (singular).
34 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Ines Burrell
5 hrs
  -> Thank you
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам
It seemed like I could map out his whole life, minute by minute, for the next number of years.


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 mins (2004-12-06 17:36:19 GMT)
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Или \"for the next few years.\"

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Note added at 4 mins (2004-12-06 17:36:38 GMT)
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\"for several years into the future.\"

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 09:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 488

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dmytro Voskolovych: i like it
4 mins
  -> Me too! :=]]] Thanx!
agree  TranslatonatoR: not bad...
5 mins
  -> All we can do is try...
agree  Olga B: but without "the next"...
31 mins
  -> There are options, yes.
agree  Kevin Kelly
5 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot Kevin!
agree  Yuri Geifman
8 hrs
  -> Spasibo, Yuri!
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам
it seemed to me i could fill every minute of his life


Explanation:
it seemed to me i could fill every minute of his life

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-12-06 17:38:56 GMT)
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букв. \"наполнить каждую минуту его жизни\" чем-то (смыслом, содержанием)

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Note added at 7 mins (2004-12-06 17:40:02 GMT)
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...for years

Dmytro Voskolovych
Local time: 10:07
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 11
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам
It seemes to me, that I could write out his life story down to minutes, for a couple of years ahead


Explanation:
"As I reread his letters, as I try to write out his life,... "

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"He’d send us daily updates of his platelet count during the transplant, and he’d write out his life stories or just things in general."

http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:_XlM40bsersJ:nynaeve16....

"Azriel a ghost/spirit is seeking out the writer so he can get him to write out his life story,..."

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TranslatonatoR
Local time: 03:07
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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40 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам
It seemed to me I could tell his whole life for several years ahead, minute by minute.


Explanation:
just another variant

Olga B
Israel
Local time: 10:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 28
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Мне казалось, я могу расписать его жизнь по минутам
It struck me that I could foretell his life, every minute of it, years into the future


Explanation:
This is not an exciting fellow, we're gathering, right? Even after all the candle-lit dinners and theater and parks. What a bummer :(

Alina Mamlyuk
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 23
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It seemed to me that I can schedule his life by the minute


Explanation:
my humble attempt. Good luck, transl1!

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 10:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 39
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