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сколько людей столько и мнений

English translation: so many men, so many minds/opinions/wits

08:27 Apr 2, 2003
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Russian term or phrase: сколько людей столько и мнений
сколько людей столько и мнений
natasha
English translation:so many men, so many minds/opinions/wits
Explanation:
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Словарь предлагает еще

every man to his (own) taste -- на вкус и цвет товарищей нет


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Note added at 2003-04-02 08:36:49 (GMT)
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many men, many minds

so many men, so many censures

so many heads, so many minds/opinions/wits/censures

everybody to his own opinion

so many wells, so many buckets


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Note added at 2003-04-02 08:39:52 (GMT)
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no two minds think alike

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Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 23:06
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13so many men, so many minds/opinions/wits
Kirill Semenov
5 +3tastes differ
Сергей Лузан
5 +1there's no accounting for taste/opinion
Libero_Lang_Lab
5...so many people so many opinions!
Burravoe Ltd
4 +1A bit rude but true:
Oleg Pashuk (X)


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
tastes differ


Explanation:
Just so. Good luck, natasha!

Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Local time: 23:06
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  2rush
13 mins
  -> Спасибо, 2rush!
agree  Uldis Liepkalns
2 hrs
  -> Спасибо, uldis!
agree  Emil Tubinshlak
8 hrs
  -> Спасибо, tubinshlak!
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
so many men, so many minds/opinions/wits


Explanation:
.

Словарь предлагает еще

every man to his (own) taste -- на вкус и цвет товарищей нет


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Note added at 2003-04-02 08:36:49 (GMT)
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many men, many minds

so many men, so many censures

so many heads, so many minds/opinions/wits/censures

everybody to his own opinion

so many wells, so many buckets


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Note added at 2003-04-02 08:39:52 (GMT)
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no two minds think alike



Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 23:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 79
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  2rush
10 mins
  -> спасибо :)
agree  Vanda
17 mins
  -> спасибо :)
agree  Yelena.
31 mins
  -> спасибо :)
agree  Elaine Freel (X)
35 mins
  -> спасибо :)
agree  JoeYeckley (X): Except of course, when you take two lawyers you can expect *three* opinions.
38 mins
  -> ...from each one ! thank you :)
agree  Inga Baranova
2 hrs
  -> спасибо :)
agree  David Knowles: I like "no two minds think alike" best (and your Russian saying)
4 hrs
  -> thank you :)
agree  Ravindra Godbole
6 hrs
  -> спасибо :)
agree  Nikita Kobrin
11 hrs
  -> спасибо :)
agree  Mark Vaintroub
1 day 6 hrs
  -> спасибо :)
agree  Vents Villers
1 day 6 hrs
  -> спасибо :)
agree  Lesya
5 days
  -> спасибо :)
agree  Natalia Olshanskaya Robinson
10 days
  -> спасибо :)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
...so many people so many opinions!


Explanation:
..another variant!

Burravoe Ltd
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:06
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
A bit rude but true:


Explanation:
Opinions are like assholes... everyone's got one. - Art Blakey [Source:
unknown]. Read another thought about... writers block practicing ...
www.musicthoughts.com/t/470

- there are thousands hits on Google for this expression!


Oleg Pashuk (X)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Libero_Lang_Lab: obviously unsuitable - but it's a great quote isn't it
2 hrs
  -> Yep:)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
there's no accounting for taste/opinion


Explanation:
each to his own

Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oleg Pashuk (X): Jedem Das Seine = To Each His Own - Buchenwald
8 hrs
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