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Sep 9, 2007 19:03
17 yrs ago
Russian term

мы не считаемся с этим

Russian to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Complaint of people deported to Vologda:

Мы взяли с собой продовольствия, но когда увозили, у нас его отобрали в Вологде местные власти, но мы не считаемся с этим, что сало, муку белую отдали, а нам теперь ничего не дают, кроме одного кипятку.
Proposed translations (English)
4 +7 here - let go or do not complain
4 +7 but we don't care about that
3 +2 We don't care about it
4 +1 (here) this isn't our [{main|biggest}] concern/problem
3 +1 but we don't even care that...
4 but it wasn't the worst thing they did
4 It did not mean anything at all to us...
4 -1 We have not taken this into account…
3 but that didn't matter...
3 but that’s not what bothers us much

Discussion

Deborah Hoffman (asker) Sep 10, 2007:
I'm wondering if they felt they had to put in some sort of disclaimer to avoid sounding like the kulaks they'd been accused of being.
Mark Berelekhis Sep 10, 2007:
It's not that they don't care at all. It's that there was obviously something else that they cared about more, so they were willing to part with these things for the sake of that 'something else.' It's an expression, not to be taken literary.
The Misha Sep 10, 2007:
How come most of you folks say these people don't care? Oh, please ... They had their salo and bread taken away from them, for crying out loud. Would you not care? Ya by glotku im peregryz!

Proposed translations

+7
4 hrs
Selected

here - let go or do not complain

It is simply not possible that they do not mind or care. Register!

least worried about ... taken from us.
Peer comment(s):
agree The Misha : Finally someone got it right. Snimayu shlyapu, madam.
46 mins
Thank you:-)
agree Andrew Sabak : like "let's not even talk about that now" since the verb is present tense
3 hrs
Thank you! Exactly, or smth like no longer complain since there is nothing we can do
agree Kirill Semenov : bravo :)
5 hrs
Ну уж:-) А вот некоторые легки на подъем. Может, до кучи? Спасибо!
agree Alexander Litvinov
6 hrs
Спасибо!
agree Nik-On/Off
7 hrs
Спасибо!
agree Natalya Danilova : Hi, Irene, I like the construction with "complain" :)
9 hrs
Hi there:-) Спасибо!
agree Сергей Лузан : 'let go' is fine from the viewpoint of style as well
2 days 7 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I used something similar to this. Thanks!"
+7
3 mins

but we don't care about that

Though not a literal translation, that's essentially what this means.
Peer comment(s):
agree salavat : Hi, Mark! I'm the loser.
2 mins
Salavat! You're a winner in my book!
agree Kirill Semenov
3 mins
Thank you, Kirill.
agree Mark Vaintroub
6 mins
Thank you, Mark.
agree Andrey Rykov : As I see guys need more practice in typesetting))
10 mins
Hehe, thanks Andrey!
agree Iosif JUHASZ
10 hrs
Thank you, Iosif.
agree Сергей Лузан : essentially what this means
2 days 12 hrs
Thank you, Sergei.
agree Ali Bayraktar
5 days
Thank you, Ali.
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+2
4 mins

We don't care about it

..
Peer comment(s):
agree Kirill Semenov : who's a loser here? ;-) I'm 2 mins later :)
3 mins
agree Mark Vaintroub
5 mins
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+1
6 mins

but we don't even care that...

They have some food supplies with them, and the food was taken away by the authorities, but now they don't even care that the authorities had taken away some good food, then gave nothing instead except of some boiled water.

I don't quite get the meaning of the phrase. My suggestion is that the authors don't want to emphasize this fact comparing to other, more terrible realities.
Peer comment(s):
agree diana bb
51 mins
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+1
6 mins

(here) this isn't our [{main|biggest}] concern/problem

-
Peer comment(s):
agree Irene N
4 hrs
Thanks, Irene!
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-1
40 mins

We have not taken this into account…

/
Peer comment(s):
disagree The Misha : They sure have - otherwise, why would they complain
4 hrs
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1 hr

but that didn't matter...

perhaps

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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-09-10 06:08:08 GMT)
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or possibly "...but never mind..."
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10 hrs

but it wasn't the worst thing they did

but that's not the point
but it wasn't the worst of our troubles

IMHO they are saying there was something still worse than having been robbed and left with no food


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Note added at 11 час (2007-09-10 06:16:36 GMT)
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but let us ignore the fact we gave away our lard and wheat flour
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11 hrs
Russian term (edited): мы не считаемся с этим

but that’s not what bothers us much

Something like that, I would imagine.

…but that’s not what bothers us much; the main thing is they don’t give us anything.


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3 days 14 hrs

It did not mean anything at all to us...

Those things that they gave back, in fact, did not improve the situation, they meant nothing...
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