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Копейки

English translation: dirt cheap

21:58 Feb 4, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Russian term or phrase: Копейки
* Утром 30 декабря пошли завтракать в ресторан.
Вход - копейки, зато сам берешь, что хочешь. *

A Russian immigrant is describing her 1st impressions of Las Vegas (obviously referring to brunch).
The direct translation (*pennies*) is an option, but I'm not crazy about it...

Any suggestions?
PaulinaK
United States
Local time: 16:10
English translation:dirt cheap
Explanation:
Даже рестораны одноименные есть:
http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/dirtcheapeats
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Anton Shcheglov
Zimbabwe
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Thanks, Anton!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +8dirt cheap
Anton Shcheglov
4 +4It costs peanuts, and you get to serve yourself
The Misha
3 +2dirt-cheap; a bargain
Mikhail Kropotov
4 +1pocket change or
Julie8183
3pittance
Serg Yefimov


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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +8
dirt cheap


Explanation:
Даже рестораны одноименные есть:
http://www.washingtonian.com/packages/dirtcheapeats

Anton Shcheglov
Zimbabwe
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks, Anton!

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agree  Angela Greenfield
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agree  Alexander Onishko
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
dirt-cheap; a bargain


Explanation:
#

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 01:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 63

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agree  Angela Greenfield
5 mins
agree  Fernsucht
6 mins
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
It costs peanuts, and you get to serve yourself


Explanation:
Here's another way to put it. Not better or worse, just different.

The Misha
Local time: 19:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 35

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Angela Greenfield
5 hrs
agree  Tokyo_Moscow
8 hrs
agree  Mikhail Kropotov: Peanuts +1
18 hrs
agree  tschingite
2 days 11 hrs
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pocket change or


Explanation:
or spare change

or peanuts

(ex. to work for peanuts means to work for very small pay. i heard this a few times. )

*just another possible option, but "dirt cheap" could work as previously suggested :)



Julie8183
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Mikhail Kropotov: Nice!
18 hrs
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
pittance


Explanation:
pittance

Serg Yefimov
Ukraine
Local time: 02:10
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
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