Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

has the potential to take your eye out

Russian translation:

невозможно оторвать взгляд (глаз)

Added to glossary by Andrew Vdovin
Jan 3, 2008 07:41
16 yrs ago
English term

has the potential to take your eye out

English to Russian Art/Literary Music drums
Constructed from brass, the shell is then black chromed to give a lustrous finish that has the potential to take your eye out; such is its stunning sheen.

Помогите подобрать достойный эквивалент в русском - please!

Discussion

Andrew Vdovin (asker) Jan 3, 2008:
А моя бабушка, помнится, говорила "глаз выпал"! :-)

Proposed translations

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от которого невозможно оторвать взгляд (глаз)

Just an idea.
Peer comment(s):

agree Sergey Savchenko
3 mins
Спасибо
agree Natalia Zakharova : а зависимости от текста, можно было бы сказать "запросто может ослепить вас".
2 hrs
Спасибо
agree Mark Vaintroub
3 hrs
Спасибо
agree Igor Boyko
5 hrs
Спасибо
agree Oleksandr Yastremskyi : precisely
6 hrs
Спасибо
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much for your help Yuri! Thanks everybody!!!"
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4 mins

способен ослепить вас

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Peer comment(s):

agree Victoria Ibrahimova
1 hr
Благодарю Вас, Виктория!
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English term (edited): that has the potential to take your eye out

способный ослепить вас

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Note added at 14 mins (2008-01-03 07:55:51 GMT)
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с металлическим "вырви-глаз" отливом
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