Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Никогда не знаешь, где найдешь, где потеряешь!
English translation:
Easy come, easy go
Added to glossary by
PaulinaK
Feb 26, 2011 21:50
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Никогда не знаешь, где найдешь, где потеряешь!
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
There should be a comparable saying in English, right?
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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3 hrs
Kiwiland Bear
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in Russian
New Zealand
Translation with excellence
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, French to English, and 3 more.
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Easy come, easy go
Just another option.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "All of the translations had merits, however this best fits my context. Thanks for a great submission (as usual :)"
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Win some lose some
Win some lose some
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swings and roundabouts
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swings and roundabouts
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Mikhail Kropotov
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Спасибо!
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Ingunite
: sorry about duplicating your answer - slow internet connection
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Thank you. All right :)
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sokolniki
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Спасибо!
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Leigh Mosley
: You need the full sentence, I think, "You win some, you lose some"
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May be... Thanks!
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cyhul
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Oleksiy Markunin
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Works in field
Canada
I'm the one to translate for you
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
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it's swings and roundabouts
I know this one..)
But I think, depending on the context, there may be other options..
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But I think, depending on the context, there may be other options..
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27 mins
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
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21
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You win some, you lose some.
It might apply in many situations when "Никогда не знаешь, где найдешь, где потеряешь" is used.
Another variation: You win a few, you lose a few.
You cannot always succeed. You can say this when you have not succeeded, to show that you are not discouraged.
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More possibilities:
What you lose on the roundabouts you gain on the swings (or vice versa).
Life has its ups and downs.
Swings of fortune are unpredictable.
You never know when the fortune will smile or frown.
Strictly speaking most of them are not idioms, but convey the meaning well, in my opinion.
Another variation: You win a few, you lose a few.
You cannot always succeed. You can say this when you have not succeeded, to show that you are not discouraged.
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More possibilities:
What you lose on the roundabouts you gain on the swings (or vice versa).
Life has its ups and downs.
Swings of fortune are unpredictable.
You never know when the fortune will smile or frown.
Strictly speaking most of them are not idioms, but convey the meaning well, in my opinion.
8 hrs
Yuri Larin
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Quality Translations for Quality Clients
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, and 6 more.
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20
Life is full of surprises and you never know what awaits you around the next bend (corner)
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1 day 8 hrs
Sona Petrosyan
Armenia
Armenia
Specializes in field
Armenia
A word is a world. /H. T./
Native in: Armenian
Works in: English to Armenian, Russian to Armenian, Armenian to English, and 1 more.
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(Life is like a box of chocolates.) You never know what you're gonna get.
from Forrest Gump:
My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."
2 days 13 hrs
Well, I've had a good day and no mistake
“I have nothing in the world against you, my good man,” said Holmes. “On the contrary, I have half a sovereign for you if you will give me a clear answer to my questions.”
“Well, I've had a good day and no mistake,” said the cabman, with a grin. “What was it you wanted to ask, sir?”
— http://www.enotes.com/hound-baskervilles-text/chapter-v-thre...
“Well, I've had a good day and no mistake,” said the cabman, with a grin. “What was it you wanted to ask, sir?”
— http://www.enotes.com/hound-baskervilles-text/chapter-v-thre...
Discussion
Вдруг, открываю почтовый ящик, а там в конверте 1,500 рублей!
Никогда не знаешь, где найдешь, где потеряешь.
(My brain is imploding as I near the end of this ginormous project... I can't think straight...)