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English translation: rules were made to be broken

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Russian term or phrase:	правила для того и существуют, чтобы их нарушать
English translation:	rules were made to be broken
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04:28 Nov 24, 2009

Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Russian term or phrase: правила для того и существуют, чтобы их нарушать

«Должны же быть исключения,» решила я, «правила для того и существуют, чтобы их нарушать.»

хотелось бы, чтобы не звучало как перевод

Eng-Rus/Rus-Eng KudoZ activity Questions: 58 (2 open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 95 United States
Local time: 10:07

rules are meant to be broken / learn the rules so you know how to break them properly

Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org....

http://www.google.com/search?q=learn the rules so you know h...

Selected response from:

Mikhail Kropotov
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:07

Grading comment

Thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +17

rules are meant to be broken / learn the rules so you know how to break them properly

Mikhail Kropotov

Where there's a rule, there's gotta be a way around it

Andrey Belousov

Answers

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +17

rules are meant to be broken / learn the rules so you know how to break them properly

Explanation:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org....

http://www.google.com/search?q=learn the rules so you know h...

Mikhail Kropotov
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:07
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 301

Grading comment

Thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Mark Berelekhis: the first one

3 mins

-> Thanks Mark. Yeah, in this context - sure. I just thought of this other option.

agree

Jim Tucker: would do "Rules were *made* to be broken" // I'm sure many people say "meant"-- but "made" is sassier and funnier imo. //

1 hr

-> Thank you, Jim. I suppose you're right. Can "meant" be used in certain situations?

agree

Dorene Cornwell: with Jim T as well

1 hr

agree

natalia gavrile

1 hr

agree

Samantha Payn: with Jim

2 hrs

agree

Rachel Douglas: With Jim. Or even, go literal... "Rules exist to be broken." I'm sure I've heard that.

2 hrs

agree

Jack Doughty: With Jim.

3 hrs

agree

Alexander Kondorsky: made to be broken

4 hrs

agree

Zahar Fialkovsky: "Yes it is widely believed that if rules exist they are just made to be broken..." http://forum.quoteland.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/770193847/m/55...

6 hrs

agree

Judith Hehir: As the saying goes, "Rules were made to be broken." It's a classic.

7 hrs

agree

tschingite

7 hrs

agree

Dan Brennan: The variation that I am familiar with is: Rules are there to be broken

8 hrs

agree

Maria Fokin: with Jim

10 hrs

agree

Alexandra Liashchenko

11 hrs

agree

Dylan Edwards: My first thought was the same as Dan's version.

14 hrs

agree

Armida Alvandyan

1 day8 hrs

agree

engltrans: all above variants exist and all are right))

1 day12 hrs

39 mins confidence:

Where there's a rule, there's gotta be a way around it

Explanation:
if there's..... , there also should be.....

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-24 05:34:09 GMT)
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The rules are good only then, when you know how to skip them

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Note added at 1 hr (2009-11-24 05:43:28 GMT)
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We got rules for just one reason - not to follow them.

Andrey Belousov
United States
Local time: 10:07
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 114

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