Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
об этом можно говорить долго и интересно
English translation:
and could be a subject for a long and interesting conversation
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
Apr 5, 2008 15:21
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Russian term
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об этом можно говорить долго и интересно
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Словом, жизнь кипела ключом, и об этом можно говорить долго и интересно. Но я остановлюсь не на описании жизненных перипетий, а на том, что обнаружил, что многое в жизни повторяется.
Что-нибудь вроде: …telling about it could have made a long and interesting story, быть может?
Что-нибудь вроде: …telling about it could have made a long and interesting story, быть может?
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Victoria Ibrahimova
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..and could be a subject for a long and interesting conversation
a matter of taste and literary style
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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2008-04-07 08:15:55 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome Andrew!
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Note added at 1 day16 hrs (2008-04-07 08:15:55 GMT) Post-grading
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You're welcome Andrew!
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Comment: "I think I like this one best. Thank you very much for your help Victoria! Thanks everybody!!!"
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and I could easily go on and on about (it)
Такой вариант немного стирает аспект "интересность", но вдруг пригодится.
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PoveyTrans (X)
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Thank you, Simon
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Jim Tucker (X)
: an alternative that would not detract from "interesno" might be "at length" - "I could expound on this at length", for example
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Too bad my previous response got deleted. Thank you, Jim
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natasha stoyanova
: your suggestion is better than the others, incl. peers' comments
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I'm not so sure, but thanks for your support and opinion!
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Valery Kaminski
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Donald Scott Alexander
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I could have a lot of interesting things to say about this
This could be an option if you felt it was important to keep the word "interesting".
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
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and I could fill many an evening talking about it
Sorry, I couldn't restrain myself from offering a 'poetic' option :)
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Alex Koudlai
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and I could expand on this keeping you awake
просто один из вариантов, если понравится
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Feruza Dostie
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accurate and thorough translation, 20 y
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and could be an interesting topic for a long talk or conversation
мне кажется , так не теряются значения долго и интересно
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