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закончилась не совсем так, как предполагали

English translation: it didn't turn out quite the way the gnomes had expected

04:22 May 22, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children's literature
Russian term or phrase: закончилась не совсем так, как предполагали
Приключения четырех гномов в Двойном Мире – это длинная история, которая началась здесь, в Зеленом Королевстве, и закончилась не совсем так, как предполагали гномы.


Гномы отправились в путешествие, которое обернулось непредвиденными трудностями и опасностями.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 10:49
English translation:it didn't turn out quite the way the gnomes had expected
Explanation:
...it didn't turn out quite the way the gnomes had expected
(or anticipated)
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Sophia Lansky
Local time: 20:49
Grading comment
Thank you for your help! Thanks everybody!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +11it didn't turn out quite the way the gnomes had expected
Sophia Lansky
3 +6it didn't turn out quite the way it was supposed to
Robert Donahue (X)
4 +2...and ended not quite the way the gnomes had expected
Emil Tubinshlak
4 +1it ended in a way the gnomes could hardly expect
Vladimir Dubisskiy


  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
закончилась не совсем так, как предполагали
it didn't turn out quite the way it was supposed to


Explanation:
вариант

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Note added at 32 mins (2005-05-22 04:55:22 GMT)
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...it didn\'t turn out quite the way it was supposed to be.

Robert Donahue (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 59

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kirk Bradham: i agree but the ending should be as it was supposed to be (in english it sounds better)
18 mins
  -> Good point and you're right. Thanks Kirk.
agree  Larissa Dinsley
55 mins
  -> Thank you Larissa
agree  Kirill Semenov
4 hrs
  -> Thanks Kirill
agree  gtreyger (X)
9 hrs
  -> Thanks Gennadiy
agree  GaryG
10 hrs
  -> Thanks Gary
agree  Andrew Patrick
14 hrs
  -> Thank you Andrew
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
закончилась не совсем так, как предполагали
it ended in a way the gnomes could hardly expect


Explanation:
a variant
or
...it ended with a twist the gnomes could hardly expect

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 22:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Donahue (X): I like the first one better.
35 mins
  -> Thanks, Robert
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +11
закончилась не совсем так, как предполагали
it didn't turn out quite the way the gnomes had expected


Explanation:
...it didn't turn out quite the way the gnomes had expected
(or anticipated)

Sophia Lansky
Local time: 20:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you for your help! Thanks everybody!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Robert Donahue (X): anticipated
23 mins
  -> I anticipated you might say that :) thanks!
agree  Seger Bonebakker (X)
26 mins
  -> thanks, seger
agree  Anneta Vysotskaya
30 mins
  -> thanks, anneta
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> thank you, jack
agree  tanyazst
4 hrs
  -> thank you, tanyazst
agree  Alexander Demyanov
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, alexander
agree  Andrey Belousov (X)
6 hrs
  -> thank you
agree  gtreyger (X)
8 hrs
  -> thanks, gennadiy
agree  John Doe (X)
10 hrs
  -> gracias, john doe
agree  tatyana000
13 hrs
  -> thank you, Tanya
agree  Andrew Patrick
13 hrs
  -> and thank you, Andrew
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
закончилась не совсем так, как предполагали
...and ended not quite the way the gnomes had expected


Explanation:
'ended' to counterbalance the 'began'

Emil Tubinshlak
Canada
Local time: 20:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 38

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Demyanov
6 hrs
  -> Thanks
agree  John Doe (X): "ended" is good
10 hrs
  -> Thanks
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