Oct 26, 2016 23:07
7 yrs ago
Russian term
Canada
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Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English
— Чу-чу — открыть хочу!
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
children\'s story
It's a spell said by a gnome. After it's said, the gates to an underground kingdom open.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +14 | Knock-knock — open the lock! |
Igor Pavlov
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| 3 | Heigh ho, open the door! |
Sofia Gutkin
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Proposed translations
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12 mins
Igor Pavlov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Related KudoZ points
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4
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Knock-knock — open the lock!
Sounds quite gnomish, if you ask me.
The thing is I'm not a gnome, so...
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Note added at 11 hrs (2016-10-27 10:41:03 GMT)
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Thanks! I hope my answer will help you.
The thing is I'm not a gnome, so...
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Note added at 11 hrs (2016-10-27 10:41:03 GMT)
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Thanks! I hope my answer will help you.
Note from asker:
| I like it a lot! |
Peer comment(s):
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Tatiana Grehan
: отлично!
46 mins
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Спасибо, Татьяна!
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Vadim Khazin
54 mins
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Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
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Alexander Ivashkevich
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rns
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P.L.F. Persio
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Alexis Belkin
: удачно получилось
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Видимо, да) Спасибо!
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Jack Doughty
7 hrs
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Oleg Lozinskiy
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katerina turevich
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Irina Klimina
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Zamira B.
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Marina Aidova
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Tatiana Lammers
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Krystal Tarasova
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LilianNekipelov
1 day 10 hrs
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J.E.Sunseri
: Who says "open the lock"?
1 day 17 hrs
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Looks like a lot of people do. Anyway, please feel free to correct me and share your variant of translation =) Thank you!
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Zorka Sofieva
: We don't open the lock. What about "knock-knock - Unlock!"
2 days 23 hrs
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I think it works just fine =)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I really like your answer! It sounds good. The main idea here is to make something that rhymes and not necessarily a 100% exact translation. This will be an excellent option."
10 hrs
Sofia Gutkin
Australia
Australia
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
Australia
www.sabletranslations.com
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, New Zealand) 
, Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: Russian to English, English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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16
Heigh ho, open the door!
I'm not sure if the rhyme works 100%
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