одна случайность цеплялась за другую
English translation: it was one coincidence after another
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|  Selected response from: Jack Doughty United Kingdom Local time: 16:48 | ||||||
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| одна случайность цеплялась за другую There has been one accident/incident/chance occurrence after another...... Explanation: it is a bit loose but to translate it literally would be: one accident has clung to another and... |
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| одна случайность цеплялась за другую one step led to another Explanation: Step and way can fit together well in the whole sentence -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 31 mins (2006-02-13 16:27:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- One step led to another and a long way it was before the Spirit of the Lake had finally entrusted the stone to your servant. |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| одна случайность цеплялась за другую a long chain of coincidences Explanation: This also preserves the цеплялась image by turning it into a noun. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:23:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr Collins suggested the smallpox contract could be "another coincidence in a long chain of coincidences" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1928185.stm Everything that we see, know, and are is supposed to be the result of a long chain of coincidences. http://minuteswithmessiah.tripod.com/minutes/hideseek.html Yes the Mutation from Bird Flu to human form does require a long chain of coincidences. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/19/153454/521 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:24:18 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr Collins suggested the smallpox contract could be "another coincidence in a long chain of coincidences" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1928185.stm Everything that we see, know, and are is supposed to be the result of a long chain of coincidences. http://minuteswithmessiah.tripod.com/minutes/hideseek.html Yes the Mutation from Bird Flu to human form does require a long chain of coincidences. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/19/153454/521 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:24:21 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr Collins suggested the smallpox contract could be "another coincidence in a long chain of coincidences" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1928185.stm Everything that we see, know, and are is supposed to be the result of a long chain of coincidences. http://minuteswithmessiah.tripod.com/minutes/hideseek.html Yes the Mutation from Bird Flu to human form does require a long chain of coincidences. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/19/153454/521 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:24:24 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr Collins suggested the smallpox contract could be "another coincidence in a long chain of coincidences" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1928185.stm Everything that we see, know, and are is supposed to be the result of a long chain of coincidences. http://minuteswithmessiah.tripod.com/minutes/hideseek.html Yes the Mutation from Bird Flu to human form does require a long chain of coincidences. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/19/153454/521 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:24:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr Collins suggested the smallpox contract could be "another coincidence in a long chain of coincidences" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1928185.stm Everything that we see, know, and are is supposed to be the result of a long chain of coincidences. http://minuteswithmessiah.tripod.com/minutes/hideseek.html Yes the Mutation from Bird Flu to human form does require a long chain of coincidences. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/19/153454/521 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:24:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr Collins suggested the smallpox contract could be "another coincidence in a long chain of coincidences" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1928185.stm Everything that we see, know, and are is supposed to be the result of a long chain of coincidences. http://minuteswithmessiah.tripod.com/minutes/hideseek.html Yes the Mutation from Bird Flu to human form does require a long chain of coincidences. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/19/153454/521 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:24:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr Collins suggested the smallpox contract could be "another coincidence in a long chain of coincidences" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1928185.stm Everything that we see, know, and are is supposed to be the result of a long chain of coincidences. http://minuteswithmessiah.tripod.com/minutes/hideseek.html Yes the Mutation from Bird Flu to human form does require a long chain of coincidences. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/19/153454/521 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:25:06 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Mr Collins suggested the smallpox contract could be "another coincidence in a long chain of coincidences" http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/1928185.stm Everything that we see, know, and are is supposed to be the result of a long chain of coincidences. http://minuteswithmessiah.tripod.com/minutes/hideseek.html Yes the Mutation from Bird Flu to human form does require a long chain of coincidences. http://www.dailykos.com/story/2006/1/19/153454/521 -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:32:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It's clear to me now that it was no accident that the stone wound up in your possession. It took a long chain of coincidences and a long journey for the Spirit of the Lake to present the stone to your servant. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:33:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- It's clear to me now that it was no accident that the stone wound up in your possession. It took a long chain of coincidences and a long journey for the Spirit of the Lake to present the stone to your servant. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-13 20:35:01 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- I'm really sorry about the multiple postings! Also I note that Jack has already offered this as a second variant for his answer, but the links may be useful in any event. |
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4 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +8
peer agreement (net): +8| одна случайность цеплялась за другую It was once coincidence after another Explanation: Or perhaps: There was a chain (or string, or series) of coincidences, -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 8 mins (2006-02-13 16:04:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- ...until (for the first option) or ...before ( for the second option) the Spirit of the Lake entrusted the stone to your humble servant. (Even though it is not "твоему покорному слуге" in Russian, I feel the word "humble" is necessary in English). -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2006-02-14 00:55:59 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- After all this time, just noticed a typo. Should read "It was ONE coincidence after another." |
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