Russian to English translations [PRO]
Other | | Russian term or phrase: принеси то — не знаю что | в адрес человека, который не способен определиться в своих желаниях. -
- Ты мне тут, "принеси то - не знаю что", а я ж тебя.."
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| | | English translation:Fetch I Know Not What | Explanation:
Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_I_Know_Not_Whither_and_Fetch...
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Note added at 17 hrs (2009-10-20 15:45:19 GMT)
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I guess it depends on what you want to bring across. if you want to maintain a quotation feel, I think this is fine.
An English speaking audience may not know the story (or even that it is a story) but the phrase is perfectly understandable.
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Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 15:03
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5 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +4 | Fetch I Know Not What
Explanation:
Go I Know Not Whither and Fetch I Know Not What
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_I_Know_Not_Whither_and_Fetch...
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Note added at 17 hrs (2009-10-20 15:45:19 GMT)
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I guess it depends on what you want to bring across. if you want to maintain a quotation feel, I think this is fine.
An English speaking audience may not know the story (or even that it is a story) but the phrase is perfectly understandable.
| Maria Fokin
Italy
Local time: 15:03
Native speaker of:  English, Russian
PRO pts in category: 12
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