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Дело труба.

English translation: done for

02:24 Apr 23, 2016
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
Russian term or phrase: Дело труба.
Помогите перевести фразу "Дело труба"! Спасибо!
kabylkas
United States
English translation:done for
Explanation:
Lots of other possibilities, depending on precisely what is being referred to and what tone is best to strike.

up in smoke (close in origin to at least one of the supposed etymologies)
all is lost
down the drain
that's the end of that
so much for that
what a wash-out
it's a goner
(we're) screwed
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Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 08:03
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8Hopeless
Ilan Rubin (X)
3 +4done for
Rachel Douglas
3 +1It's doomed/We are doomed
Liubov Bazhenova
3 -1This shit is ***ed up.
fazil


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


25 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
This shit is ***ed up.


Explanation:
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fazil
Uzbekistan
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Ilan Rubin (X): This language is far too strong. Imagine the Soviet authorities allowing that sort of language in 《Служебный роман》
16 mins
  -> I have no idea what s/he is working on.
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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
Hopeless


Explanation:
Or "No chance"

E.g. "Novoseltsev, it's hopeless"

Ilan Rubin (X)
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:03
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  The Misha: How very British of you, Ilan:) As an American, the first thing I thought of was oh, shucks, we are screwed, but I agree, there's no reason to use foul language until and unless we know there is:)
14 mins
  -> Thank you Misha
agree  David Knowles: Given The Misha's remarks, I'd better support this :-)
6 hrs
  -> Thank you David
agree  Denis Zabelin
6 hrs
  -> Thank you sidewinder!
agree  Tatiana Grehan
8 hrs
  -> Thank you Tatiana!
agree  Mikhail Korolev
9 hrs
  -> Thank you klp
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
9 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  Tatiana Lammers
11 hrs
  -> Thank you Tatiana!
neutral  Viachaslau: Прошу обратить внимание на тот факт, что "дело труба" - жаргонное/разговорное выражение, в то время как hopeless этот смысловой оттенок не передаёт.
19 hrs
agree  Elena Va: Именно "hopeless" здесь просто супер. И волки сыты, и переводчики целы:):):)
1 day 8 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Елена!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
It's doomed/We are doomed


Explanation:
*

Liubov Bazhenova
India
Local time: 17:33
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
4 hrs
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
done for


Explanation:
Lots of other possibilities, depending on precisely what is being referred to and what tone is best to strike.

up in smoke (close in origin to at least one of the supposed etymologies)
all is lost
down the drain
that's the end of that
so much for that
what a wash-out
it's a goner
(we're) screwed


Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 08:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 384

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Greenfield: Only you, Rachel. :-) So many viable options.
3 hrs
  -> Thanks, Angela. I've been away for a while, totally swamped, but took a notion this morning to try and sharpen up my wits on KudoZ.
agree  Viachaslau: Agree, particularly with your pointing out about the context.
6 hrs
  -> Thanks, Viachaslau.
agree  Oleksiy Markunin
8 hrs
agree  Natalia Olshanskaya Robinson
11 hrs
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