Устраняясь, легко утратить столичность Петербурга, о которой мы любим говорить

English translation: If we shy away [from financing historical monuments] we can easily lose our sense of being a capital

16:46 Jan 30, 2009
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Russian term or phrase: Устраняясь, легко утратить столичность Петербурга, о которой мы любим говорить
Устраняясь, легко утратить столичность Петербурга, о которой мы любим говорить.
Marina Serbina
Local time: 04:17
English translation:If we shy away [from financing historical monuments] we can easily lose our sense of being a capital
Explanation:
If we shy away [from financing historical monuments] we can easily lose our sense of being a capital that we love to proclaim.

Как-то так

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Note added at 41 mins (2009-01-30 17:27:25 GMT)
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we can easily lose the sense of St Petersburg being a capital

столичность Петербурга Вам может кто-нибудь из носителей языка лучше и проще предложит
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Aleksey Chervinskiy
United States
Local time: 21:17
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Спасибо, Вам, Алексей, а также Марку -всё отлично!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1If we shy away [from financing historical monuments] we can easily lose our sense of being a capital
Aleksey Chervinskiy
2Having kept aloof, it’s easy to lose Saint-Petersburg’s capitalness we enjoy talking about
svetlana cosquéric


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39 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Фраза
If we shy away [from financing historical monuments] we can easily lose our sense of being a capital


Explanation:
If we shy away [from financing historical monuments] we can easily lose our sense of being a capital that we love to proclaim.

Как-то так

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Note added at 41 mins (2009-01-30 17:27:25 GMT)
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we can easily lose the sense of St Petersburg being a capital

столичность Петербурга Вам может кто-нибудь из носителей языка лучше и проще предложит

Aleksey Chervinskiy
United States
Local time: 21:17
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Спасибо, Вам, Алексей, а также Марку -всё отлично!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Berelekhis: Best I can think of, considering the asker's stinginess with context.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Mark! Go Rangers! They seem to be doing good this season!
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Фраза
Having kept aloof, it’s easy to lose Saint-Petersburg’s capitalness we enjoy talking about


Explanation:
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svetlana cosquéric
France
Local time: 02:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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