Jan 8, 2007 06:31
17 yrs ago
Russian term

не всё и не всегда проходило слаженно

Russian to English Art/Literary Science (general) scientific writing
Не всё и не всегда проходило гладко и слаженно в этой трудной работе по созданию...

Proposed translations

7 hrs
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Things have not always been smooth and coherent in the course of this challenging effort to create

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-01-08 14:08:06 GMT)
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Actuelly,
in the course тут лишнее "in this challenging effort" is plenty

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Note added at 22 hrs (2007-01-09 04:36:38 GMT)
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did not always go smoothly and coherently
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Всем спасибо!"
17 mins

Not that the work went off smoothly and without a hitch at all points

так можно
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5 mins

not everything went smoothly at some points

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Note added at 33 mins (2007-01-08 07:05:01 GMT)
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я вчиталась в контекст:

Not everything was well-coordinated (organized) and went smoothly at some points..
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+1
12 hrs

no walk in the park/wasn't all plain sailing

If you like English idioms
Peer comment(s):

agree Olga Cartlidge : It wasn t all plain sailing. I wouldn t use "walk in the park" though.
1 day 5 hrs
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