Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
помощи ждать неоткуда
English translation:
nowhere to turn for help
Added to glossary by
julls
Jul 20, 2006 05:07
17 yrs ago
Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
помощи ждать неоткуда (кому-л.)
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Дядюшка сегда знал, что надо делать, а вот его непутевому племяннику помощи теперь было ждать неоткуда.
Dear colleagues!
Please advise on the phrase. My own version sounds too wordy and too clumsy:
...there was no help for him to be expected from anywhere.
Could it be "he had nowhere to look to for help", maybe?
Thank you!
Dear colleagues!
Please advise on the phrase. My own version sounds too wordy and too clumsy:
...there was no help for him to be expected from anywhere.
Could it be "he had nowhere to look to for help", maybe?
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+6
10 mins
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nowhere to turn for help
можно и так
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for your help! Thanks everybody!!! "
31 mins
Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
UNSURPASSABLE EXPERIENCE
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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36
(he) could hardly expect (any) help from anyone anywhere
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39 mins
Zoya Askarova
Singapore
Singapore
Native in Russian
Singapore
My experience at your service
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
he knew that help wasn’t coming anytime soon
...
1 hr
help could not be expected from anywhere
NOT 4 GRADING
Потому что это практически вариант Зои, который,
однако, мне не понравился тем, что там действительный
залог.
Потому что это практически вариант Зои, который,
однако, мне не понравился тем, что там действительный
залог.
2 hrs
was now left on his own, with no one to help
ну еще как вариант.....
4 hrs
was out of a limb
and I was out on a limb looking for someone to help me back in. A couple of hours of cruising around brought me into a bar and I sat me down ...
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