Jun 15, 2011 03:12
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Пользуйся извилинами
Russian to English
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Poetry & Literature
Как можно перевести фразу так, чтобы звучало, как шутка? Американский английский. Можно не слово в слово, но чтобы было шуткой. Можно переставлять слова, но чтобы смысл был тем же. Спасибо.
"Как говорила моя мама, пользуйся извилинами, они для дела тебе даны, а не для красоты."
"Как говорила моя мама, пользуйся извилинами, они для дела тебе даны, а не для красоты."
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15 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Works in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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376
Selected
Use your assets... the ones in your head.
Just a random thought. Maybe it will work in your translation or give you a bright idea.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Спасибо! Мне понравились и другие переводы, но этот подходит более всего. "
28 mins
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
88
use your gray matter
Use your gray matter and think what will happen if the committee resigns. Surely they'll come up with an acceptable solution if they use some gray matter. ...
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/gray+matter
Brains, intellect, as in If you'd only use your gray matter, you'd see the answer in a minute. This expression refers to actual brain tissue that is gray in ...
idioms.yourdictionary.com › Phrases / Idioms
Use Your Gray Matter. A cache by TxHuNtErZ Hidden : 11/27/2009. Difficulty: Terrain: 3 out of 5 2 out of 5. Size: Size: Other (Other). You Are Not Logged In ...
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Use your gray matter, it does matter if you use it properly!
idioms.thefreedictionary.com/gray+matter
Brains, intellect, as in If you'd only use your gray matter, you'd see the answer in a minute. This expression refers to actual brain tissue that is gray in ...
idioms.yourdictionary.com › Phrases / Idioms
Use Your Gray Matter. A cache by TxHuNtErZ Hidden : 11/27/2009. Difficulty: Terrain: 3 out of 5 2 out of 5. Size: Size: Other (Other). You Are Not Logged In ...
www.geocaching.com/.../cache_details.aspx?...
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Use your gray matter, it does matter if you use it properly!
+3
48 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, British, Australian)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
384
Use your giant brain!
(c) my Mom (American, b. 1924).
Peer comment(s):
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Rychkov Andrej
1 hr
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Thanks, Andrej.
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Oleksiy Markunin
2 hrs
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Thanks, Oleksiy.
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cyhul
1 day 10 mins
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2 hrs
use your noggin
Шутливое выражение. Слово "noggin" является устарелым синонимом слова "голова", но используется в современном языке исключительно в этом выражении.
Reference:
6 hrs
Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
174
rack your brains / stretch your brains
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6 hrs
Angela Greenfield
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
Certified Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
100
use your noodle
There is a popular cartoon about the importance of using your brain to solve problems - PB&J Otters:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O22ejyuYASQ
I believe noodle and izvilina produce the same image in the listener's head. :-)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O22ejyuYASQ
I believe noodle and izvilina produce the same image in the listener's head. :-)
+1
9 hrs
Vadim Kadyrov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Official Russian localizer for MDaemon.
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Ukrainian to Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
use your brains
Agatha Christie is right, as always
+3
28 mins
Use the little grey cells in your head - they're not there for looks, y' know.
Also just a random thought (inspired by Agatha Christie's Poirot).
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Another random thought, a bit jokier this time: Use your head, it's not there just for looks, y'know.
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Another random thought, a bit jokier this time: Use your head, it's not there just for looks, y'know.
Peer comment(s):
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MariyaN (X)
27 mins
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Jack Doughty
: I'm a Poirot fan too!
3 hrs
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Inna Edsall
: That's how I would put it.
3 hrs
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Michael Korovkin
: IMO, good ole' mincer notwithstanding, way too wordy. Besides, it's a bit absurdç how can anything INSIDE one's head be "for looks"? Of course, it may be that it's I who has insufficient number of those cells to appreciate the snub..
5 hrs
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1 day 6 hrs
Dr. Alexandra Berlina
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Germany
never lost for words
Native in: German , Russian
Works in: Russian to German, Russian to English, German to Russian, and 3 more.
strain your brain
If it's supposed to be funny, a rhyme might help, though I don't quite see the humor in the original:)
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