Aug 6, 2016 20:24
7 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
Professional translator since 1991
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English
Хворости одолели
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Хворости одолели Рысбека-ата.
Силы таяли.
Однажды он доверительно сказал Шолпан:
– Хоть и рукой подать до моего семидесятилетия, а боюсь, не доживу.
Силы таяли.
Однажды он доверительно сказал Шолпан:
– Хоть и рукой подать до моего семидесятилетия, а боюсь, не доживу.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Ailments ravaged |
Ilan Rubin (X)
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| 3 +1 | Infirmities got the upper hand over |
Rachel Douglas
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| 3 | Maladies got the better of.... |
Tatiana Grehan
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Proposed translations
+2
4 mins
Selected
Ailments ravaged
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+1
26 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
384
Infirmities got the upper hand over
Or, "began to get". Or substitute Ilan's "ailments" for infirmities.
I thought that "Infirmities began to get the upper hand" sounded a tad old-fashioned, in case that's a note you want to strike. Found quite a number of 19th century book citations, in which various infirmities were getting the upper hand over people, or over their hearts, etc.
I thought that "Infirmities began to get the upper hand" sounded a tad old-fashioned, in case that's a note you want to strike. Found quite a number of 19th century book citations, in which various infirmities were getting the upper hand over people, or over their hearts, etc.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Marcombes (X)
23 hrs
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Thanks, Marcombes.
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56 mins
Tatiana Grehan
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
EN>RU corporate,business,legal,finance
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Maladies got the better of....
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