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не сахар

English translation: no prize/no gem/no angel

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Russian term or phrase:не сахар
English translation:no prize/no gem/no angel

17:27 Jun 25, 2010
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2010-06-28 18:54:10 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: не сахар
Context: мама тоже была не сахар.
It has something to do with mama's appearance. Beautiful, perhaps, or ugly? Thanks
Jakub Skřebský
Czech Republic
Local time: 17:44
no prize/no gem/no angel
Explanation:
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Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 11:44
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9no prize/no gem/no angel
Judith Hehir
5No Beauty Queen
Yura Olean
3 +1a bowl of cherries either
rns
3[mother] is no bargain
Jānis Greivuls
3no angel
Andrei Chernysh
3not a honey
engltrans


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
сахар - slang word
a bowl of cherries either


Explanation:
Mom wasn't a bowl of cherries either.

rns
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 72
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  tschingite
30 mins
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
сахар - slang word
[mother] is no bargain


Explanation:
This expression refers to character of person.

Jānis Greivuls
Latvia
Local time: 18:44
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian, Native in RussianRussian
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you :)

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
сахар - slang word
no angel


Explanation:
She is/was no angel.

• Не сахар кто (что) () о ком-чём-н. неприятном, трудном, не мёд, не подарок. Характерец у тебя не сахар.

Andrei Chernysh
Russian Federation
Local time: 18:44
Native speaker of: Russian
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you :)

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
не сахар - slang word
no prize/no gem/no angel


Explanation:
Possibilities

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 11:44
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 82
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DTSM
19 mins
  -> Thank you, Dimak.
agree  Andrei Mazurin
27 mins
  -> Thank you, Andrei.
agree  Sascha: nothing to do with mama's appearance (in the movie "12")
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Sascha.
agree  engltrans
2 hrs
  -> Thanks.
agree  Mark Berelekhis
14 hrs
  -> Thank you, Mark.
agree  Victor Zagria
19 hrs
  -> Thank you, Victor.
agree  Dorene Cornwell
21 hrs
  -> Thank you, Dorene.
agree  Tatiana Lammers
22 hrs
  -> Thank you, Tatiana.
agree  Alexandra Taggart: wasn't a sweety
2 days 2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Alexandra :)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
not a honey


Explanation:
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engltrans
Ukraine
Local time: 18:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
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1 day 15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
No Beauty Queen


Explanation:
If it concerns her appearance then “angel” is not the best because it refers also to the character.
Sweet as an angel.
“Beauty queen” has a strict, confined meaning. One should read the context to know for sure.


Yura Olean
Local time: 18:44
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
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