Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
то понос то золотуха
English translation:
If it's not raining, it's pouring; If it's not one thing, it's another.
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Larissa Boutrimova
May 19, 2009 11:00
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Russian term
то понос то золотуха
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как бы вы перевели это выражение как можно более близко к смыслу и подчеркнули пикантность ;)
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Jun 1, 2009 14:56: Larissa Boutrimova changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/52881">Alexey_UA's</a> old entry - "то понос то золотуха"" to ""If it's not one thing, it's another.""
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Larissa Boutrimova
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If it's not one thing, it's another.
Хотя, конечно, далеко не так красочно, как в русском выражении :)
When many different things are going wrong in a short period of time people sometimes say "If it's not one thing, it's another!" This is to say that if "one thing" is not causing a problem, "another" is. Example: "First the car broke down, and now I can't find my keys! If it's not one thing, it's another!" This can also mean that you are busy with too many things to do. Example: "I've got to wash the dishes and do the laundry, and now I hear the baby crying! If it's not one thing, it's another!" When it seems that no matter where you look there is one more thing you need to do or you discover another problem, you might say "If it's not one thing, it's another!"
http://www.goenglish.com/IfItsNotOneThingItsAnother.asp
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Note added at 7 час (2009-05-19 18:06:14 GMT)
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2. If it's not raining, it's pouring.
Хоть какой-то образ :)
When many different things are going wrong in a short period of time people sometimes say "If it's not one thing, it's another!" This is to say that if "one thing" is not causing a problem, "another" is. Example: "First the car broke down, and now I can't find my keys! If it's not one thing, it's another!" This can also mean that you are busy with too many things to do. Example: "I've got to wash the dishes and do the laundry, and now I hear the baby crying! If it's not one thing, it's another!" When it seems that no matter where you look there is one more thing you need to do or you discover another problem, you might say "If it's not one thing, it's another!"
http://www.goenglish.com/IfItsNotOneThingItsAnother.asp
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Note added at 7 час (2009-05-19 18:06:14 GMT)
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2. If it's not raining, it's pouring.
Хоть какой-то образ :)
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Nico Rhodionoff
: If it's not raining, it's pouring - это очень хорошо! Только поставьте это основным вариантом ответа.
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Спасибо, Николай. Я, к сожалению, уже не могу поставить 2-й вариант основным, разве что дать еще один ответ. Не буду множить сущности - пусть ос
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Comment: "If it's not raining, it's pouring "
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Nothing ever goes right for me
Трудно передать пикантность (под БОЛЬШИМ знаком вопроса) в данном случае. Но и понос, и золотуха в данной русской идиоме используются в переносном смысле в отношении постоянных неудач или несчастий и не имеют отношения к состоянию здоровья или наличию заболеваний - как мне кажется. Еще один русский вариант: не понос, так золотуха.
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stasbetman
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ONE DAMN THING AFTER ANOTHER
odtaa
до пикантности конечно далековато((
до пикантности конечно далековато((
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Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
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"Scraggy, he looks flabby one day and he has green apple nasties the next"
Scraggy - is a name, means "feeble", "золотушный" means not only "ill of scrofula" but "чахлый, хилый". You can use the above sentence with inverted commas only as a quotation.
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Nico Rhodionoff
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EASY DOES IT!
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Today he has fever, tomorrow he is running high temperature
Of course this is not an idiom, but it reflects the logic and the sense of the original.
For more details please refer to my posts in Discussion to this topic.
Носители английского - ау!
For more details please refer to my posts in Discussion to this topic.
Носители английского - ау!
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Правильнее: не понос - так золотуха.
А то, что вы имеете в виду, звучит так:то понос, то запор