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out and out blind

Russian translation: но безразличны к тонкостям органической жизни, если не совершенно слепы (к ним)

04:43 Aug 15, 2007
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: out and out blind
That was one advantage: At all times, he had more than one escape route. Another advantage was his neighbors. Machines were always bright in easy ways, fountains of information if you knew how to employ them, but indifferent to the subtleties of organic life, if not out and out blind/
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 21:19
Russian translation:но безразличны к тонкостям органической жизни, если не совершенно слепы (к ним)
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 20:19
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thank you very much.
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5 +3а то и совершенно слепые
Mark Berelekhis
3 +1но безразличны к тонкостям органической жизни, если не совершенно слепы (к ним)
Mikhail Kropotov


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
а то и совершенно слепые


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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 14:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 102

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ol_Besh
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Ol.
agree  Irena Pizzi
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Irena.
agree  Victor Polivkin
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, Victor.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
но безразличны к тонкостям органической жизни, если не совершенно слепы (к ним)


Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 20:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 220
Grading comment
thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Katia Gygax
2 hrs
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