то цена ей была бы грош

English translation: wouldn\'t be worth a dime/a red cent

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Russian term or phrase:то цена ей была бы грош
English translation:wouldn\'t be worth a dime/a red cent
Entered by: Turdimurod Rakhmanov

12:42 Feb 6, 2019
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: то цена ей была бы грош
Родину невозможно унести, можно унести только тоску, если бы родину можно было перетаскивать с собой, как мешок, то цена ей была бы грош. - Чингиз Айтматов
My version below which is too long, literal and I don't like it, there should be translations somewhere but I could not find: but I need as short as possible version, Thanks!
You can't carry Your Motherland from one place to another as a bag (sack), what you could is only homesickness (nostalgia, which is better, I am not sure) within you, if so, its value would worth a penny
Turdimurod Rakhmanov
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wouldn't be worth a dime/a red cent
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wouldn't be worth a dime/a red cent
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5 +1wouldn't be worth a dime/a red cent
lxunder
3then it would be worthless
Vladyslav Golovaty
3not worth a cent
erika rubinstein


  

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then it would be worthless


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https://www.marketwatch.com/story/bitcoin-is-close-to-becomi...

Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
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not worth a cent


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wouldn't be worth a dime/a red cent


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wouldn't be worth a dime/a red cent


    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/not+worth+a+dime
    https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/not+worth+a+red+cent
lxunder
Ukraine
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