цена слова

English translation: ...about what his word is worth

14:55 Mar 24, 2015
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Russian term or phrase: цена слова
Он делал очень разные заявления. Давайте поговорим о цене слова этого человека.
Strel
Local time: 10:24
English translation:...about what his word is worth
Explanation:
This syntax seems more natural in English.
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Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 03:24
Grading comment
Thank you!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6...about what his word is worth
Judith Hehir
4 +1worth/value of this person's word
Mark Berelekhis
3 +1his word's worth
Evgenia Windstein
4the value of what he says
katerina turevich
3(let's go see if his) word can be trusted
Donald Jacobson


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
his word's worth


Explanation:
http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/interview--he-knows-...

Evgenia Windstein
Russian Federation
Local time: 10:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jurate Kazlauskaite: Everybody can remember this from school-years (?: words' worth, or words worth, etc.)
1 hr
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
worth/value of this person's word


Explanation:
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 03:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 467

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov: How much his word is worth
0 min
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
(let's go see if his) word can be trusted


Explanation:
......

Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 02:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the value of what he says


Explanation:
start talking about the value of what he says

or the value of his words

katerina turevich
Netherlands
Local time: 08:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
...about what his word is worth


Explanation:
This syntax seems more natural in English.

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 03:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 56
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nadezhda Golubeva
5 mins
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agree  Igor Kondrashkin
2 hrs
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agree  Tatiana Lammers
4 hrs
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agree  Oleksiy Markunin
5 hrs
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agree  Rachel Douglas
10 hrs
  -> Thank you, Rachel, and greetings!

agree  cyhul
2 days 18 hrs
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