This site uses cookies. Some of these cookies are essential to the operation of the site, while others help to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. For more information, please see the ProZ.com privacy policy.
Cookie settings
  1. KudoZ™ Top
  2. Russian to English
  3. General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

Nu, kak-to vse ravno gde-to.

English translation: Well, it's kinda like, I don't care, in a way.

16:40 Feb 17, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Russian term or phrase: Nu, kak-to vse ravno gde-to.
Interview on the subject of HIV.

Q - To est', vy absoliutno nichem ne riskuete? (i.e. HIV)
A - Nu, kak-to vse ravno gde-to. Vot ran'she ya ob etom ne zadumyvalas'. No teper', dopustim, ya dumaiu, chto net.

Does the 'kak-to' mean 'before'? (In contrast to 'teper')
I am not at all sure what "gde-to" means here.
Emily Justice
United Kingdom
Local time: 01:06
English translation:Well, it's kinda like, I don't care, in a way.
Explanation:
Well, it's kinda like, I don't care, in a way. Before, I didn't think about it too much. But now, let's say, I think that there's no risk.

"Как-то" ~= "roughly", "something like".
"Где-то" ~= "in some ways", "in a way", "in some respects".

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 days (2005-02-22 13:26:23 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

Hope we cleared the \"gde-to\" part.
Yes, in view of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, it *could* be \"didn\'t care\". I don\'t think it\'s a certainty though.
Selected response from:

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 02:06
Grading comment
Based on peer comments. I think maybe the meaning is 'didn't care', but anyway.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6Well, it's kinda like, I don't care, in a way.
Mikhail Kropotov
4 +4Well, somehow, no matter, somewhere
Kurt Porter
4 +1Well, kind of, sort of.
Alex Lane


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Well, kind of, sort of.


Explanation:
The answer is conversational and not really translatable word-for-word.

"kak-to" implies "somehow"
"vse ravno" implies "in any case"(or similar)
"gde-to" implies "somewhere"

The kind of answer you use when you don't want to say "yes," and you don't want to say "no."

Alex Lane
Local time: 18:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jonathan Lukens (X): I think if you pieced it together in good American, it'd sound something like, "Well... there's always gonna be some some of risk, right?"
3 mins
disagree  Aleksandr Okunev (X): the phrase means "well, I do not care to an extent"
26 mins
agree  AlanG (X): Jonathan has caught it perfectly IMO. And Aleks, the English conveys your meaning too.
1 hr
neutral  Elena Ivaniushina: I'm afraid that the meaning is different from what Johnatan has caught
5 hrs
neutral  Mikhail Kropotov: With Alya and Aleksandr. Totally disagree with Jonathan.
14 hrs
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Well, somehow, no matter, somewhere


Explanation:
Q - So, you are risking absolutely nothing? (i.e. HIV)

Well, somehow, no matter, somewhere. In the past, I never gave it a thought. However, now I assume...I think not.

Kurt Porter
Local time: 05:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aleksandr Okunev (X): very accurately and in style
20 mins
  -> Thanks Aleksandr. Problem with doing these guys is that they wander so much. One could try to clean up the thoughts, though I'm not sure that would be true to the original.
agree  Vitaly Dotsenko: Could a comma in the original change the whole meaning? Whatever meaning is there to begin with.
36 mins
  -> Vitaly, You mean after the Kak-to? Agree with you on teh "meaning"
agree  Сергей Лузан: Exactly. w/ Aleksandr Okunev. An absolutely adequate version.
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Sergej.
neutral  Elena Ivaniushina: "где-то" here does not mean "somewhere" -- это слово-паразит, которое совсем не указывает на место в данном случае
5 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Mikhail Kropotov: Good rendering, Kurt, with the exception of "somewhere". I agree with Alya's comment on that.
14 hrs
  -> I like your "in a way." Thanks!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)

10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
Well, it's kinda like, I don't care, in a way.


Explanation:
Well, it's kinda like, I don't care, in a way. Before, I didn't think about it too much. But now, let's say, I think that there's no risk.

"Как-то" ~= "roughly", "something like".
"Где-то" ~= "in some ways", "in a way", "in some respects".

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 4 days (2005-02-22 13:26:23 GMT) Post-grading
--------------------------------------------------

Hope we cleared the \"gde-to\" part.
Yes, in view of the 2nd and 3rd sentences, it *could* be \"didn\'t care\". I don\'t think it\'s a certainty though.

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 02:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 488
Grading comment
Based on peer comments. I think maybe the meaning is 'didn't care', but anyway.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sanita Supe
22 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Jinglebob
46 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  tatyana000
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  Olga-Translator: "где-то" means "вроде", "типа"
3 hrs
  -> Here the word is half-filler, yes. Thank you!
agree  Elena Ivaniushina: именно так
5 hrs
  -> Спасибо!!
agree  Olga Judina
16 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
Login to enter a peer comment (or grade)



Login or register (free and only takes a few minutes) to participate in this question.

You will also have access to many other tools and opportunities designed for those who have language-related jobs (or are passionate about them). Participation is free and the site has a strict confidentiality policy.

Return to KudoZ list

KudoZ™ translation help

The KudoZ network provides a framework for translators and others to assist each other with translations or explanations of terms and short phrases.

See also:
ProZ.com term search
Search millions of term translations
Close search
Term search
  • All of ProZ.com
  • Term search
  • Jobs
  • Forums
  • Multiple search