Не получается

English translation: to no avail

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Russian term or phrase:Не получается
English translation:to no avail
Entered by: Rebecca24

13:54 Sep 26, 2013
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: Не получается
What is the best and exact way to translate the following sentences?

She tried to struggle with herself, but there was nothing she could do (about it).

Она пыталась бороться с собой, но у неё ничего не получалось.

Ничего не могу с собой поделать.

There is nothing I can do about myself.


Также торопила время и она. К его приходу она вся (внутренне) преображалась.

She did her best to make time pass faster. By the time he came home, she was completely a different person.


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Rebecca24
Local time: 03:41
to no avail
Explanation:
There are other options, but this would likely work—perhaps depending on what the inner struggle was all about.
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Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 19:41
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4 +2to no avail
Judith Hehir
4nothing worked
GaryG
3but all in vain
Andrew Vdovin


  

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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
to no avail


Explanation:
There are other options, but this would likely work—perhaps depending on what the inner struggle was all about.

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 19:41
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 78

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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
but all in vain


Explanation:
She tried and struggled, but all in vain.

You fight and struggle but all in vain for corruption and greed swim through this city's veins! Madness is life, life is madness! Our lives are squandered on pity and...
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Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 06:41
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 54
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1 day 26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
nothing worked


Explanation:
simply that

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