Jul 6, 2018 12:49
6 yrs ago
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Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
метать стальные лучи
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Впоследствии я убедилась, что ее голубые глаза могли метать и стальные лучи, и тогда лицо её удивительно преображалось.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +4 | Her eyes darted lightning bolts |
Angela Greenfield
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| 3 +1 | her blue eyes could turn steel-blue |
IrinaN
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| 3 -1 | could throw steel arrows |
Vladyslav Golovaty
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Proposed translations
+4
3 hrs
Angela Greenfield
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
Certified Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
108
Selected
Her eyes darted lightning bolts
Как вариант
E.g.:
His whole frame seemed to expand; his bosom heaved, and his eyes darted lightning-bolts of wrath [...]
https://books.google.com/books?id=ZexEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=...
E.g.:
His whole frame seemed to expand; his bosom heaved, and his eyes darted lightning-bolts of wrath [...]
https://books.google.com/books?id=ZexEAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA110&lpg=...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for your help Angela!"
-1
19 mins
Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
&
English
Ukraine
a top-rank. native English-Ukrainian-Rus
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine) , Russian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, Russian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
could throw steel arrows
her blue eyes could throw steel arrows too
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tatyana Osyka
: I think "cast steel arrows" will be better.
46 mins
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sure, Tatyana, or release. Thank you!
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| disagree |
The Misha
: No, it's bad enough either way. You just can't translate a metaphor verbatim.
4 hrs
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+1
1 hr
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