Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
but didn’t cut it.
Russian translation:
, но до этого ему было далеко.
Added to glossary by
erika rubinstein
Oct 19, 2008 09:57
15 yrs ago
English term
but didn’t cut it.
English to Russian
Other
Computers: Software
Any browser that was to successfully challenge IE6’s market dominance would have to be far and away the best browser on offer.Netscape 6 was decent, but didn’t cut it.
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 4 +2 | , но до этого ему было далеко. |
erika rubinstein
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| 5 | но не достаточно. |
IvanIliych
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| 4 | не достиг этого |
Igor Savenkov
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| 3 | не потянул, не справился |
Igor Boyko
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Change log
Nov 2, 2008 09:14: erika rubinstein Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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10 mins
erika rubinstein
Native in Russian
Interp, trans, proof, PR, research, writ
Native in: Russian 
, German
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian, Russian to German, and 13 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
, но до этого ему было далеко.
Игорь по сути прав, но формулировка не очень красивая.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
5 mins
Igor Savenkov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Ph.D. 15+ years in technical translation
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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630
не достиг этого
to cut it - суметь, справиться (обычно с отрицанием) - словарь Lingvo 12.
1 hr
Igor Boyko
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
Editor-in-Chief service
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Ukrainian to Russian
Related KudoZ points
:
179
не потянул, не справился
not cut it
not able to deal with problems or difficulties satisfactorily.. We were playing against some young people who were strong and fast, and we couldn't quite cut it.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/not cut it
not able to deal with problems or difficulties satisfactorily.. We were playing against some young people who were strong and fast, and we couldn't quite cut it.
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/not cut it
1 day 17 hrs
но не достаточно.
фраза для обозначения недостатка
Example sentence:
You were doing good but didn't cut it.
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