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Не боги горшки обжигают

English translation: It's not rocket science

12:31 Aug 15, 2007
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: Не боги горшки обжигают
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ABBYY
Local time: 08:37
English translation:It's not rocket science
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The Misha
Local time: 01:37
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3It's not rocket science
The Misha
4 +1Whatever man has done, man may do.
Smantha
5any man can do what another man has done
Tetyana Plakuta
4it can't be that hard; you can do anything you can put your mind to
GaryG
2Not God but man makes pot and pan (?)
Luba Balyan
1One doesn't need the divine spark to make pots
Joseph Kovalov


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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
One doesn't need the divine spark to make pots


Explanation:
Ни на что не претендую, просто недавно наткнулся на ресурс....

http://www.amalgama-lab.com/proverbs/proverbs-n.htm

One doesn't need the divine spark to make pots / Not God but man makes pot and pan / It doesn't take gods to make pots / It's no gods who bake the pots / It is not as hard as that / Whatever man has done, man can do

Joseph Kovalov
Israel
Local time: 08:37
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Not God but man makes pot and pan (?)


Explanation:
Кто-то уже постарался первести. Из всех вариантов приглянулся этот: God but man makes pot and pan (см. http://www.amalgama-lab.com/proverbs/proverbs-n.htm)

..Хотя возможно у англоязычных коллег будут варианты получше.


Luba Balyan
Armenia
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of: Native in ArmenianArmenian, Native in RussianRussian
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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Whatever man has done, man may do.


Explanation:
http://www.answers.com/topic/whatever-man-has-done-man-may-d...

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Note added at 40 mins (2007-08-15 13:11:21 GMT)
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еще вариант:
Miracles don't grow on gooseberry bushes.


http://www.lilabar.com/index.php

Smantha
Israel
Local time: 08:37
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in HebrewHebrew

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Andrey Rykov
6 hrs
  -> Спасибо!

neutral  The Misha: It's a matter of personal taste, of course, but I don't think your version conveys the same meaning.
7 hrs
  -> Every man to his taste
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
it can't be that hard; you can do anything you can put your mind to


Explanation:
These are both translations given in Lubensky's R>E Dictionary of Idioms

GaryG
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
It's not rocket science


Explanation:
Here's an American equivalent

The Misha
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Roman Bardachev
1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  Blithe
3 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Mikhail Kropotov
4 hrs
  -> Thank you, kind sir.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
any man can do what another man has done


Explanation:
не боги горшки обжигают — any man can do what another man has done

Lingvo 12.0

Tetyana Plakuta
United States
Local time: 01:37
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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