що українцеві щастя, то свині смерть

English translation: One man\'s trash is another man\'s treasure.

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Ukrainian term or phrase:що українцеві щастя, то свині смерть
English translation:One man\'s trash is another man\'s treasure.
Entered by: Anastasiia_M

19:54 Oct 1, 2017
Ukrainian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Proverb
Ukrainian term or phrase: що українцеві щастя, то свині смерть
Народне українське прислів'я для статті про сало. Дякую.
Anastasiia_M
United States
Local time: 03:25
One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Explanation:
Запропоную Вам наступні варіанти:

Another man's poison is not necessarily yours.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Для статті про сало найбільш доречним, напевне, є останній варіант.

Якщо перекладати дослівно із зазначенням українця та свині, то англомовна аудиторія може зрозуміти, що українці радіють смерті свині...



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Taisiia Gusarova
Bulgaria
Local time: 10:25
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4One man's trash is another man's treasure.
Taisiia Gusarova
4One man's breath is another's death.
Vladyslav Golovaty
3one man's meat is another man's poison
Harahara


  

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One man's trash is another man's treasure.


Explanation:
Запропоную Вам наступні варіанти:

Another man's poison is not necessarily yours.
One man's meat is another man's poison.
One man's trash is another man's treasure.

Для статті про сало найбільш доречним, напевне, є останній варіант.

Якщо перекладати дослівно із зазначенням українця та свині, то англомовна аудиторія може зрозуміти, що українці радіють смерті свині...





Taisiia Gusarova
Bulgaria
Local time: 10:25
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One man's breath is another's death.


Explanation:
щастя - смерть
breath - death
tastes differ

Vladyslav Golovaty
Ukraine
Local time: 10:25
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one man's meat is another man's poison


Explanation:
one man's meat is another man's poison

Example sentence(s):
  • one man's meat is another man's poison

    Reference: http://https://teacheng.info/reference/proverbs-sayings/one-...
Harahara
Canada
Local time: 03:25
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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