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где так отчётливо виднелась фига

English translation: ... only to see a big fat nothing there.

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11:12 Jan 7, 2012

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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

Russian term or phrase: где так отчётливо виднелась фига

Каждый день я пялился в компьютер, где так отчетливо виднелась фига. Каждый божий день я улыбался клиентам, которые, конечно, ни в чем не виноваты, но их постоянное тошнотворное мелькание перед уставшими от монитора глазами, и законное, но уж очень надоедливое желание знать истину подводных камней страхования, наводили на меня смертную скуку. Вчера я отделался от этой жуткой обязанности.

The protagonist describes his previous job which he hated.

Theodora OB KudoZ activity Questions: 31 (none open) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 232
Local time: 04:52

English translation:... only to see a big fat nothing there.

Explanation:
Or a progressively bigger and fatter nothing, if you want to take a bit of license with it. Naturally, there's probably other good ways to put it.

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The Misha
Local time: 23:52

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Summary of answers provided

4 +4

... only to see a big fat nothing there.

The Misha

where one couldn't see a fig (UK) / screw-all (US)

Michael Korovkin

...displaying it was distinctly all in vain

Levis

5 -1

I have stared into the screen daily only to find the boo.

Alexandra Taggart

...saw a void that was getting bigger and bigger.

vita z

Discussion entries: 1

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22 mins confidence:

...displaying it was distinctly all in vain

Explanation:
fig as kukish depicted in an oblique way I figured out ;-)

Levis
Local time: 07:52
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

37 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

... only to see a big fat nothing there.

Explanation:
Or a progressively bigger and fatter nothing, if you want to take a bit of license with it. Naturally, there's probably other good ways to put it.

The Misha
Local time: 23:52
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 24

Grading comment

спасибо!

1 hr confidence:

...saw a void that was getting bigger and bigger.

Explanation:
...

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Note added at 1 hr (2012-01-07 12:32:09 GMT)
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Or: looming bigger and bigger

vita z
Latvia
Local time: 06:52
Native speaker of:

Latvian
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

where one couldn't see a fig (UK) / screw-all (US)

Explanation:
...

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Note added at 6 hrs (2012-01-07 17:49:08 GMT)
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вы, ребята, и представить себе не можете как обалденно это звучит для моего итальянизированного уха: “фига“, по-итальянски, - “п...да“!!!
Отчетливо виднеется на экране! Можно помереть!

Michael Korovkin
Local time: 05:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 128

11 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

I have stared into the screen daily only to find the boo.

Explanation:
http://onlineslangdictionary.com/meaning-of/boo

Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 32

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