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золотые россыпи

English translation: pearls of wisdom

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Russian term or phrase:золотые россыпи
English translation:pearls of wisdom
Entered by: Jack Doughty

04:22 Nov 23, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Russian term or phrase: золотые россыпи
* Вот таким с детства был умником наш [Х]. О его детских выражениях и "золотых россыпьях" я сделала отдельный сборник. *
PaulinaK
United States
Local time: 05:51
pearls of wisdom
Explanation:
Used ironically, I think this would be OK.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:51
Grading comment
Perfect - thank you, Jack!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7pearls of wisdom
Jack Doughty
4"out of the mouths of babes" formulations
Judith Hehir
4pithy nuggets
Eric Candle
3golden quotations
Andrey Belousov (X)


Discussion entries: 1





  

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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
"out of the mouths of babes" formulations


Explanation:
perhaps

Judith Hehir
United States
Local time: 08:51
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 31
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
golden quotations


Explanation:
Almost a guess due to insufficient context....

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Note added at 15 mins (2010-11-23 04:37:38 GMT)
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You could also consider "pearls"....

Andrey Belousov (X)
United States
Local time: 08:51
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 27
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
pearls of wisdom


Explanation:
Used ironically, I think this would be OK.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80
Grading comment
Perfect - thank you, Jack!

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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pithy nuggets


Explanation:
***

Eric Candle
Local time: 08:51
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Native speaker of: Russian
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