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the sick

Russian translation: Пресыщенный

05:29 Sep 13, 2016
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: the sick
Доброго времени суток.

There are three wants which can never be satisfied: that of the rich, who want something more; that of the sick, who want something different; and that of the traveler, who says, Anywhere but here.
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Спасибо.
Mikhail Korolev
Local time: 07:59
Russian translation:Пресыщенный
Explanation:
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Alexander Ivashkevich
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:59
Grading comment
Большое спасибо всем.
Спасибо, Александр.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Пресыщенный
Alexander Ivashkevich
4снедаемый тоской
Alexander Ivashkevich
3неудовлетворенного (человека)
Roman Karabaev
3несчастные
rns
3скучающий
Maria Krasn
Summary of reference entries provided
привередливый
Turdimurod Rakhmanov

  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Пресыщенный


Explanation:
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Alexander Ivashkevich
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
Большое спасибо всем.
Спасибо, Александр.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Evita Savicka
1 hr
  -> Thank you!
agree  SergeyKuznetsov
5 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Leniana Koroleva
16 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
неудовлетворенного (человека)


Explanation:
Это, я так понимаю, о человеке, который чего-то хочет, но сам не может понять, чего именно.

Roman Karabaev
Russian Federation
Local time: 08:59
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Native speaker of: Russian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
несчастные


Explanation:
несчастных, всегда желающих перемен

rns
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 50
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скучающий


Explanation:
Еще вариант, для комплекта :)

Maria Krasn
Russian Federation
Local time: 07:59
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 24
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
снедаемый тоской


Explanation:
как еще один вариант :)

или просто тоскующий. Хотя "снедаемый" мне нравится больше.


Alexander Ivashkevich
Russian Federation
Local time: 06:59
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Reference comments


4 hrs
Reference: привередливый

Reference information:
I would use привередливый (разборчивый)

Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in KirghizKirghiz
PRO pts in category: 4
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