Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Не ищите счастья у чужих берегов...
English translation:
Never seek your fortune on alien shores...
Added to glossary by
koundelev
Apr 1, 2006 03:06
18 yrs ago
Russian term
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Не ищите счастья у чужих берегов...
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Poetry & Literature
Это название некоего художественного произведения в прозе. Полет вашей фантазии при переводе названия ограничен лишь границами листа бумаги... Или вашей клавиатурой... :-))
Proposed translations
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Never seek your fortune on alien shores...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "THANKS!"
+1
11 mins
The sand of foreign shores is not softer
my try
+2
12 mins
East or West, home is best
Isn't that the thought?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Yavor Dimitrov
: Yes, this is the well-known proverb. :)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Erzsébet Czopyk
14 hrs
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33 mins
Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
UNSURPASSABLE EXPERIENCE
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
36
No luck in the strange lands
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Strange Land - Strange Luck
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Strange Land - Strange Luck
23 mins
Olga Cartlidge
Native in Russian
Works in field
Medical and Legal Translations
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, French to Russian, German to Russian, and 9 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence...
It does not have the poetry and the nostalgic touch of the
Russian original at all but this is the closest I can get.
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There is no place like home...
Russian original at all but this is the closest I can get.
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There is no place like home...
8 mins
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
88
Do not seek good luck at foreign shores
This is how I'd put it.
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Или, может быть, fortune.
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Или короче:
NO FORTUNE AT FOREIGN SHORES
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FOREIGN SHORES WON'T MAKE YOU HAPPY
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Note added at 1 hr (2006-04-01 04:07:20 GMT)
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FOREIGN SHORES WON'T MAKE YOU HAPPY
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Note added at 22 mins (2006-04-01 03:29:39 GMT)
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Или, может быть, fortune.
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Note added at 24 mins (2006-04-01 03:31:47 GMT)
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Или короче:
NO FORTUNE AT FOREIGN SHORES
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Note added at 29 mins (2006-04-01 03:36:32 GMT)
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FOREIGN SHORES WON'T MAKE YOU HAPPY
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FOREIGN SHORES WON'T MAKE YOU HAPPY
2 hrs
Yavor Dimitrov
Bulgaria
Bulgaria
Specializes in field
Bulgaria
A creative flair for words
Native in: Bulgarian (Variant: Standard-Bulgaria)
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
11
Do not seek good fortune on foreign soil.
Although, in my opinion, it is GaryG's suggestion that best renders the meaning of the original.
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