May 9, 2005 03:17
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Russian term
В каждой шутке есть доля шутки
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Контекста нет, да не особо и нужен, как по-моему.
Интересно, какие возможны варианты.
Спасибо большое за ваши идеи!
Интересно, какие возможны варианты.
Спасибо большое за ваши идеи!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +11 | There is a grain of joke in every joke |
Sophia Lansky
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| 4 +7 | In every joke there's a grain of truth |
GaryG
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| 3 +6 | Every joke is only partly a joke |
Vladimir Dubisskiy
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Proposed translations
+11
44 mins
Sophia Lansky
Native in Russian
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English
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, Hebrew to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Russian term (edited):
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There is a grain of joke in every joke
This is a play on "There is a grain of truth in every joke." Therefore I think that the variation should follow the same construction.
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Note added at 46 mins (2005-05-09 04:04:16 GMT)
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It should not try to explain the concept.
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Note added at 46 mins (2005-05-09 04:04:16 GMT)
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It should not try to explain the concept.
Peer comment(s):
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Natalia Elo
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Thanks, Natalia :)
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Irene N
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thanks
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tanyazst
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thank you
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Kirill Semenov
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thanks
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Drunya
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Elena Ivaniushina
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Mikhail Kropotov
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Blithe
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Dmitry Venyavkin
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Vadim Khazin
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gtreyger (X)
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thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Now i am am bit torn here, but i'll go with sofsof. Thank you all! Gary, sorry for the belated explanation."
+7
5 mins
In every joke there's a grain of truth
or "there is many a true word spoken in jest"
Both are from Lubensky's R>E Dictionary of Idioms.
Assuming that it's the original saying
Both are from Lubensky's R>E Dictionary of Idioms.
Assuming that it's the original saying
Peer comment(s):
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sokolniki
9 mins
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Will Matter
1 hr
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Dorene Cornwell
: I am guessing this is the equivalent meaning
1 hr
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Alexander Delaver
2 hrs
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Sophia Lansky
: actually, the asker's meaning is exactly the opposite
2 hrs
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Myron Netchypor
3 hrs
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Stefan Balchev
4 hrs
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Kirill Semenov
: `...there is a a grain of joke' -- it's joke implying that in fact every joke is rather truth than a mere joke ;-)
4 hrs
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Nik-On/Off
: w/Kirill
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Blithe
: with grain of joke - in this case
11 hrs
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w77 (X)
: With Sofsof - it's the opposite of what the asker meant:)
14 hrs
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gtreyger (X)
: w/ Kirill
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+6
33 mins
Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
UNSURPASSABLE EXPERIENCE
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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Russian term (edited):
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Every joke is only partly a joke
a try
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-05-09 03:53:03 GMT)
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Every joke is a joke in part
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-05-09 03:53:03 GMT)
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Every joke is a joke in part
Peer comment(s):
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Dorene Cornwell
: I would absolutely use this version if I did not want to make the assumption noted above.
1 hr
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Thank you, Dorene
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olganet
: В каждой шутке есть доля шутки, все остальное - правда
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Благодарю!
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Olga B
2 hrs
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Спасибо, Ольга!
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Olga-Translator
7 hrs
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Спасибо, Ольга!
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w77 (X)
14 hrs
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Благодарю!
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gtreyger (X)
17 hrs
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Спасибо, Геннадий!
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