Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
от себя не убежишь
English translation:
you can't run from yourself
Added to glossary by
Mark Berelekhis
Dec 7, 2007 23:55
16 yrs ago
Russian term
Italy
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Italian to Russian, Russian to Italian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
от себя не убежишь
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Slang
Каким английским сочетанием можно было бы перевести это выражение? Спасибо
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Dec 21, 2007 04:05: Mark Berelekhis Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+5
2 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
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123
Selected
you can't run away from yourself
This should be more or less standard.
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-12-07 23:59:10 GMT)
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Multitran also gives this option:
it's no use getting away from it all if the cause of your troubles lies within yourself
http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?t=4203139_1_2
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-12-08 00:01:14 GMT)
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Better yet, omit the 'away':
you can't run from yourself
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Note added at 3 mins (2007-12-07 23:59:10 GMT)
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Multitran also gives this option:
it's no use getting away from it all if the cause of your troubles lies within yourself
http://multitran.ru/c/m.exe?t=4203139_1_2
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-12-08 00:01:14 GMT)
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Better yet, omit the 'away':
you can't run from yourself
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
4 mins
Olga Layer
Native in Russian
Accuracy above all!
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to English, and 3 more.
you can't hide from yourself
как вариант
14 mins
you can't escape from yourself
еще один вариант. escape, на мой взгляд, чаще звучит в контексте убежать.
+2
4 hrs
you are what you are
gdfgsadfg
+1
4 hrs
Jennifer Guernsey
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
25+ yrs exp: pharma, medicine, biology
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English
No matter where you go, there you are.
This is what came first to my mind. It was apparently originally said by Confucius, but has been borrowed liberally by later speakers.
11 hrs
svetlana cosquéric
France
France
Native in Russian
France
Engineering, medicine, chemistry
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to Russian
You can never get away from yourself
www.everything2.com/index.pl?node=You%20can%20never%20get%20away%20from%20yourself - 37k
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