Dec 12, 2007 22:11
16 yrs ago
Russian term
also an attorney with AML background
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
с лихом
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Я подолгу задумывался, почему у меня такая злая судьба, перемешанная с лихом?
Someone captured by the Germans in 1943 who fell under suspicion when he returned home.
Someone captured by the Germans in 1943 who fell under suspicion when he returned home.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | harsh |
Mark Berelekhis
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| 4 +1 | so harsh and filled so heavily with calamities |
Alexander Kondorsky
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| 4 +1 | ill-fated |
Andrew Vdovin
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| 4 | (mixed) with trouble |
koundelev
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| 4 | with evil |
daruuntje (X)
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| 3 | bad luck, misfortune upon a misfortune |
Tatiana N. (X)
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| 3 | such a raw deal |
A Word For I (X)
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Change log
Dec 21, 2007 06:57: Mark Berelekhis changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Field (specific)" from "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" to "Poetry & Literature"
Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Specializes in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
:
666
Selected
harsh
'why my fate is so wicked and harsh'
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-12-12 22:16:55 GMT)
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There's really no exact translation for 'лих' -- it means different things in different contexts.
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-12-12 22:17:50 GMT)
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Also consider 'cruel' or other such synonyms.
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-12-12 22:16:55 GMT)
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There's really no exact translation for 'лих' -- it means different things in different contexts.
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-12-12 22:17:50 GMT)
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Also consider 'cruel' or other such synonyms.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
15 mins
bad luck, misfortune upon a misfortune
Basically, the meaning of the phrase is: "why do I have a misfortune upon a misfortune, why am I so unlucky"?
I think "лихо" in this context can be translated as "bad luck", "misfortunte":
Счастье (good luck) и несчастье, счастье и лихо (bad luck)
I think "лихо" in this context can be translated as "bad luck", "misfortunte":
Счастье (good luck) и несчастье, счастье и лихо (bad luck)
1 hr
(mixed) with trouble
Don't trouble trouble untol trouble troubles you
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The Color Purple" shows us a sensual pulse of life mixed with trouble. ...
www.beyondchron.org/articles/The_Color_Purple_Provocative_S...
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The Color Purple" shows us a sensual pulse of life mixed with trouble. ...
www.beyondchron.org/articles/The_Color_Purple_Provocative_S...
5 hrs
with evil
... why my fate was so hard and mingled with evil.
Or a bit more poetic: ... why my fate was so hard and flavoured with evil.
Or a bit more poetic: ... why my fate was so hard and flavoured with evil.
+1
10 hrs
Alexander Kondorsky
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Related KudoZ points
:
15
so harsh and filled so heavily with calamities
I could not help pondering on my fate: Why was it so harsh and filled so heavily with calamities
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Faina Furman
: so harsh and calamitous?
1 day 8 hrs
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Thanks, Faina. I agree, your variant is better!
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+1
11 hrs
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
88
ill-fated
ill-fated destiny
They all suffer, victims of their individual ill-fated destiny. Amazingly fit for a man of 82, Ibrahim Ahmed regards his renewed celebrity with a wide smile ...
www.chris-kutschera.com/A/ibrahim_ahmed.htm
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ill-stricken fate
To you have I brought my ill-stricken fate Empty-handed of any deed befitting your House. This House of yours, which is your court of Love and Grace O Lord ...
www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16820
as they ponder over their ill stricken fate It's time for the pessimists to take charge to cry silently over the ignorance of their mate ...
xpressinmyselves.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html
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Or "ill-starred destiny", probably.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-12-13 09:47:34 GMT)
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To me, "лихо" here refers to "ill".
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-12-13 09:51:24 GMT)
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Probably even "ill-flavored".
They all suffer, victims of their individual ill-fated destiny. Amazingly fit for a man of 82, Ibrahim Ahmed regards his renewed celebrity with a wide smile ...
www.chris-kutschera.com/A/ibrahim_ahmed.htm
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ill-stricken fate
To you have I brought my ill-stricken fate Empty-handed of any deed befitting your House. This House of yours, which is your court of Love and Grace O Lord ...
www.sunniforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16820
as they ponder over their ill stricken fate It's time for the pessimists to take charge to cry silently over the ignorance of their mate ...
xpressinmyselves.blogspot.com/2006_03_01_archive.html
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-12-13 09:46:40 GMT)
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Or "ill-starred destiny", probably.
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-12-13 09:47:34 GMT)
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To me, "лихо" here refers to "ill".
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-12-13 09:51:24 GMT)
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Probably even "ill-flavored".
9 hrs
such a raw deal
...why fate has given/dealt me such a raw deal.
That might work well for a soldier's manner of speaking - as it appears your protagonist is, since the unfortunate person was captured. Or at least for speech of a certain directness.
or perhaps, ... why the fates have dealt me such a raw deal - for a more poetic/literary slant.
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a small variation - dealt me such a bad hand in life /cut me such a raw deal.
Again for a lower register of speech.
That might work well for a soldier's manner of speaking - as it appears your protagonist is, since the unfortunate person was captured. Or at least for speech of a certain directness.
or perhaps, ... why the fates have dealt me such a raw deal - for a more poetic/literary slant.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2007-12-13 18:20:48 GMT)
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a small variation - dealt me such a bad hand in life /cut me such a raw deal.
Again for a lower register of speech.
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