Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
на нет и суда нет
English translation:
what cannot be cured, must be endured
Added to glossary by
Lina Episheva
Jun 13, 2008 06:03
16 yrs ago
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Russian term
Canada
25+ Years of Translation Experience
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Azerbaijani to English, and 3 more.
на нет и суда нет
Russian to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
русские пословицы
Proposed translations
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| 4 +1 | what cannot be cured, must be endured |
Lina Episheva
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| 5 +6 | a man cannot give what he hasn't got |
Olga Arakelyan
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| 3 +3 | if there isn't any, we must do without |
Alexander Onishko
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Change log
Dec 24, 2009 14:56: Lina Episheva Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
2 mins
Lina Episheva
Georgia
Georgia
Native in English
Specializes in field
Georgia
Interpreter/Translator
Native in: English 
, Georgian
Works in: English to Georgian, English to Russian, Georgian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
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what cannot be cured, must be endured
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Peer comment(s):
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Elene P.
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спасибо
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svetlana cosquéric
: а Вы уверены, что смысл именно этот?
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http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=1&s=what cannot be cured,...
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
1 min
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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71
if there isn't any, we must do without
Пословицы и поговорки на букву Н. Лингво-лаборатория Амальгама.
На нет и суда нет, If there isn't any, we must do without / A man cannot give what he hasn't got / It's no use crying for the moon / Where nothing is to be ...
www.amalgama-lab.com/proverbs/n/ -
На нет и суда нет, If there isn't any, we must do without / A man cannot give what he hasn't got / It's no use crying for the moon / Where nothing is to be ...
www.amalgama-lab.com/proverbs/n/ -
Peer comment(s):
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svetlana cosquéric
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George Freeman
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Serhiy Tkachuk
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+6
3 mins
Olga Arakelyan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Translating your ideas into reality
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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16
a man cannot give what he hasn't got
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its no use crying for the moon,
мне нравится еще этот вариант: When there's nothing you have and nothing comes out, there's nothing to blame for and argue about
its no use crying for the moon,
мне нравится еще этот вариант: When there's nothing you have and nothing comes out, there's nothing to blame for and argue about
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svetlana cosquéric
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Спасибо.
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Susan Welsh
: All the answers seem fine, but the first and third sound particularly natural to me (not the one about the Moon; it sounds archaic or just plain odd).
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Thank you Susan. Actually I haven't really heard the one about the moon used much, but I really like the other two. :)
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Tatiana N. (X)
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Спасибо.
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adriennp
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Спасибо.
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Serhiy Tkachuk
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Спасибо.
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Olga Cartlidge
: a man cannot give what he hasn't got - Cf also " You can t get blood out of a stone" .
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Спасибо, Ольга. Думаю, наши варианты равнозначны на 100%. :)
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