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Впихнуть невпихуемое

English translation: Square the circle

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Russian term or phrase:Впихнуть невпихуемое
English translation:Square the circle
Entered by: Grigoriy Tereshchenko

07:50 May 4, 2017
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Printing & Publishing
Russian term or phrase: Впихнуть невпихуемое
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Vadim Frolenko
Russian Federation
Local time: 16:30
Square the circle
Explanation:
*

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/словарь/английский/square...

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https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/square the cir...
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Grigoriy Tereshchenko
Ukraine
Local time: 15:30
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3fit a square peg into a round hole
Maria Kaverina
3 +2(It is like) trying to squeeze an elephant into the trunk of a Volkswagen Beetle
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4Square the circle
Grigoriy Tereshchenko
2To push the unpushable
Jack Doughty


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
fit a square peg into a round hole


Explanation:
X

Maria Kaverina
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DTSM
2 hrs
  -> спасибо!

agree  Mikhail Kropotov
5 hrs

agree  Natalia Potashnik
6 hrs
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
To push the unpushable


Explanation:
Some context would be helpful.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Square the circle


Explanation:
*

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http://dictionary.cambridge.org/ru/словарь/английский/square...

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Note added at 10 mins (2017-05-04 08:00:53 GMT)
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https://www.usingenglish.com/reference/idioms/square the cir...


    Reference: http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?l1=2&l2=1&s=square+the+circl...
    Reference: http://engperevod.ru/engtorus/square%20the%20circle
Grigoriy Tereshchenko
Ukraine
Local time: 15:30
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
(It is like) trying to squeeze an elephant into the trunk of a Volkswagen Beetle


Explanation:
Quite impossible. In US English, colorful expressions such as these are quite common and are used to inject humor into the conversation.
Alternatively,
(It is like) trying to squeeze an elephant into a tutu

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Something like this:
http://bm.img.com.ua/berlin/storage/news/orig/1/1a/0be24e9c7...
http://blog.xapie.nz/img/slon2u.jpg

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 09:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Mikhail. Here is the proof: http://bm.img.com.ua/berlin/storage/news/orig/1/1a/0be24e9c7...

agree  DTSM
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, DT SM.
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