May 1, 2013 19:39
11 yrs ago
Russian term
Ukraine
careful, caring, and perfectionist
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
продирающее от мозга до костей
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
esoteric practices
Людям всегда нужно что-нибудь эдакое, продирающее от мозга до костей, как говорят девочки, чтобы выйти из скуки, деться куда-нибудь.
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rock your boat
There could be tons of ways to say this. Think like a writer, like you were making this up all by yourself rather than following someone else's script. How about this, using Olga's bit from the other question and my own:
People always need that special something, something to rock your boat, to scratch you from inside as the saying goes, something to chase the daily grind away and make you feel like you are alive/not quite dead yet/have a purpose in life/whatever.
People always need that special something, something to rock your boat, to scratch you from inside as the saying goes, something to chase the daily grind away and make you feel like you are alive/not quite dead yet/have a purpose in life/whatever.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all!"
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23 mins
Roman Bardachev
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Canada
University Degree in Translation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
shaking your bones to the core
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Peer comment(s):
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Oleksiy Lolenko
3 mins
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Thank you, Olexiy
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Rajasekaran Gnananandan
42 mins
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Thank you, Rajasekaran
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+2
1 hr
something spine-tingling that excites them to the very core
Something like this:
People aways want that something something spine-tingling, which excites them to the very core
People aways want that something something spine-tingling, which excites them to the very core
Peer comment(s):
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Amy Lesiewicz
1 hr
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Thanks, Amy!
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Olga Cartlidge
: or that gives them a real thrill
2 hrs
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Thanks, Olga. Thrills is even better. I would say "thrills them to the very core."
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Huw Davies
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Finding 'le mot juste'
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: Russian to English, French to English
...that special something that makes the hairs stand up on the backs of their necks
People are always looking for that special something that makes the hairs stand up on the backs of their necks -
this gets across the sense of excitement and thrill.
this gets across the sense of excitement and thrill.
4 hrs
Borys Sydiuk
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
When Science Meets Fiction
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) , Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine)
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Something odd with high adrenaline
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6 days
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Works in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
something that would move them really hard
People always need something extraordinary, something that would move them really hard...
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Note added at 6 days (2013-05-08 03:03:44 GMT)
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OR:
...something that'd drive them really crazy... - это более подходит для лексикона "девочек".
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Note added at 6 days (2013-05-08 03:03:44 GMT)
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OR:
...something that'd drive them really crazy... - это более подходит для лексикона "девочек".
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