Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
А ларчик просто открывался
English translation:
There was nothing to it
Added to glossary by
glazein
Jun 15, 2008 15:56
16 yrs ago
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Russian term
А ларчик просто открывался
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
А ларчик просто открывался
Чем бы дитя не тешилось, лишь бы не плакало.
Ну, давайте подведём итоги.
Чем бы дитя не тешилось, лишь бы не плакало.
Ну, давайте подведём итоги.
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There was nothing to it
There's nothing to it. (informal)
something that you say in order to tell someone that something is very easy to do. 'I heard rollerblading was really difficult.' 'Nah, there's nothing to it.'
something that you say in order to tell someone that something is very easy to do. 'I heard rollerblading was really difficult.' 'Nah, there's nothing to it.'
Reference:
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you all"
53 mins
Alex Koudlai
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
superb quality and velocity
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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14
That was easy
стандартная фраза чуть ли не на все случаи жизни, просто ставшая стереотипом в разговорной речи. Если вовлекая собеседника, добавляется еще "wasn't it?"
54 mins
Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Czech Republic
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Czech Republic
Competing on quality, not on price
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: French to English, Czech to English, Danish to English, and 10 more.
Related KudoZ points
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32
Easy does it
Этот перевод можно использовать, если "А ларчик просто открывался" употреблено как вступительная фраза к какому-то назиданию читателям (или назиданию автора самому себе)
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Note added at 55 mins (2008-06-15 16:52:18 GMT)
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(т.е. в смысле "однако ты (я) зря напрягался!")
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Note added at 55 mins (2008-06-15 16:52:18 GMT)
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(т.е. в смысле "однако ты (я) зря напрягался!")
1 hr
nice and easy does it
also a "familiar quotation"
1 hr
Serg Yefimov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Marketing, Manuals, Localization
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
the vault was not a vault at all
the vault was not a vault at all
+1
6 mins
the solution/explanation was quite simple
а ларчик просто открывался
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http://lingvo.yandex.ru/en?text=а ларчик просто открывался&s...
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-06-16 06:44:07 GMT)
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вот еще варианты перевода -мультитран:
it wasn`t hard to figure out
the answer to the puzzle was quite simple
the reason was all too obvious
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=phr&s=������&sc=205&l1=2&l2=1
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http://lingvo.yandex.ru/en?text=а ларчик просто открывался&s...
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Note added at 14 hrs (2008-06-16 06:44:07 GMT)
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вот еще варианты перевода -мультитран:
it wasn`t hard to figure out
the answer to the puzzle was quite simple
the reason was all too obvious
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=phr&s=������&sc=205&l1=2&l2=1
Peer comment(s):
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GaryG
: or "reason" - another alternative from Lubensky's Dictionary of Idioms
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Thnk you, Gary
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