A picture of contentment

Russian translation: "Всегда довольный сам собой..."

13:14 Mar 5, 2019
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Роман Alasdair
English term or phrase: A picture of contentment
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Помогите, пожалуйста, нормально перевести предложение: "A picture of contentment in who and what he is." в следующем отрывке:

The serious tone in Vasilios’s voice as they left Leo and reappeared outside the Adjudication Room had Alasdair bracing himself for whatever might follow.
“Always so sure. That was my agóri. A picture of contentment in who and what he is. But lately…” He paused, and his knowing eyes shifted to the wall Leo was behind. “Lately, you have changed.”
Svitlana Leshchenko
Ukraine
Local time: 22:27
Russian translation:"Всегда довольный сам собой..."
Explanation:
" Всегда довольный сам собой..."

Как-то поневоле просится сюда эта пушкинская строка. Кстати, agóri - точно без "h" (aghóri.)?
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Tatyana Leshkevich
Local time: 03:27
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4"Всегда довольный сам собой..."
Tatyana Leshkevich
3Воплощение удовлетворенности...
Vladyslav Golovaty
3картина полной уверенности в себе
erika rubinstein
3См. вариант.
Maria Krasn


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a picture of contentment
Воплощение удовлетворенности...


Explanation:
[Ходячее?] Воплощение удовлетворенности тем, кем он стал и чем занимается

... беспокойство и неудовлетворенность, если человек не занимается тем, для чего он создан. ... Человек должен быть тем, чем он может быть. ... Конкретное воплощение, которое принимают эти потребности, разумеется, ... некоторую предварительную удовлетворенность... https://books.google.com.ua/books?id=g1rYSq40NWEC&pg=PA68&lp...


Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 22:27
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a picture of contentment
картина полной уверенности в себе


Explanation:
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erika rubinstein
Local time: 21:27
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a picture of contentment
См. вариант.


Explanation:
Всегда так уверен в себе… Всегда доволен собой и своим местом в жизни. Но в последнее время…

Maria Krasn
Russian Federation
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a picture of contentment
"Всегда довольный сам собой..."


Explanation:
" Всегда довольный сам собой..."

Как-то поневоле просится сюда эта пушкинская строка. Кстати, agóri - точно без "h" (aghóri.)?

Tatyana Leshkevich
Local time: 03:27
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 237
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