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жить вовремя

English translation: Live for the moment

10:13 Oct 22, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Russian term or phrase: жить вовремя
помогите перевести фразу "жить вовремя". Это слоган рекламного агенства. дословно написать to live in time будет не верно, скорее всего... как это можно обыграть?
Millenium3000
Ukraine
Local time: 21:42
English translation:Live for the moment
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Nicky Brown
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:42
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Live for the moment
Nicky Brown
5 +3live in the moment
splotnik
4 +1Live On Time
rns
4don't miss your own life
Alexey Suspitsyn
4live to the full
Ekaterina Gnusareva
4seize the day
Elena Davedianova
3 +1просто: LIVE NOW!
Vaddy Peters
4It's the right time to live!
Andrew Vdovin
4Spend, tomorrow we shall be poor
kergap --
3Live now, pay later
Jack Doughty
3live in proper times
Vaddy Peters


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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Live now, pay later


Explanation:
I'm not sure if I've understood the meaning correctly, but I take it as meaning live your life to the full right now, whatever the cost might be later. Not a slogan I would recommend as a life-style guide! A bit like "Eat, drink and be merry, for tomorrow we die"
But also brings to mind a Shakespear quotation:
"There comes a tide in the affairs of men
Which taken at the flood, leads on to furtune".

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Note added at 11 mins (2011-10-22 10:25:50 GMT)
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"...to fortune"

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:42
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you for your answer, I think, "get the most out of life" but in your time or catch your time. Maybe ...

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
don't miss your own life


Explanation:
Мне думается, что речь идет что-типа о "не пропустите свою жизнь", "живите здесь и сейчас", "не откладывайте все на потом".
Есть такая песня don't miss your own life. Вот здесь http://www.lyricsmania.com/dont_miss_your_own_life_lyrics_sa... приводится текст этой песни.
Судя по его содержанию, можно сделать вывод, что ее название как раз соответствует смыслу "жить вовремя".

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Note added at 31 mins (2011-10-22 10:45:00 GMT)
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понимаю, что Вам не хочется употреблять отрицание, но подумайте: не приходилось ли Вам встречать в слоганах фразы:
"НЕ упустите свой шанс"
"НЕ опоздайте"
"НЕ ждите"
"НЕ копи, купи" (да, я видел и такой) ?
Мне такие слоганы с отрицанием в русскоязычных рекламных текстах попадались не раз.
Хотя решать Вам, конечно.


Alexey Suspitsyn
Russian Federation
Local time: 23:42
Native speaker of: Russian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Благодарю за ответ, да, смысл песни очень близок. Не пропустите свое время... don't miss your time. Но в слогане как-то не хочется употреблять отрицание, может "catch your time". Приемлем ли такой перевод будет для англоязычных людей.

Asker: не спорю. перевод don't miss your time мне нравится. просто не подумал и о других случаях, когда в слоганах пишут отрицание. Спасибо

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49 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Live for the moment


Explanation:
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Nicky Brown
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Knowles: exactly what I was thinking!
1 hr
  -> Thanks, David :)
agree  russtran09 (X)
5 hrs
  -> Thanks russtran09 :)
agree  Natalie
1 day 5 hrs
  -> Thanks Natalie :)
agree  Olena Kilson
3 days 8 hrs
  -> Thanks Olena :)
agree  cyhul
4 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
live to the full


Explanation:
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Ekaterina Gnusareva
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:42
Native speaker of: Russian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
live in the moment


Explanation:
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splotnik
Local time: 14:42
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  eurolarik
35 mins
  -> Спасибо за поддержку!
agree  Andrew Sabak
2 hrs
  -> Спасибо за поддержку, Андрей!
agree  Amy Lesiewicz
8 hrs
  -> Thank you, Amy!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
seize the day


Explanation:
Возможный вариант

Carpe diem

Elena Davedianova
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
live in proper times


Explanation:
зависит от того, что рекламируют. Если речь о покупке в кредит, то вольный перевод Live now, pay later может быть уместным.
Вообще лозунги переводить - это искусство сочинять новые. Здесь, конечно, подтекст важен, поэтому нужен контекст.


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Note added at 7 hrs (2011-10-22 18:03:23 GMT)
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LIVE NOW!

Vaddy Peters
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
просто: LIVE NOW!


Explanation:
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Vaddy Peters

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Denis Shepelev
1 day 13 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It's the right time to live!


Explanation:
Или даже просто:
It's time to live!

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 01:42
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 16
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Live On Time


Explanation:
This would be interpreted as (1) an imperative as in "live timely", "take your time" (to live) or (2) adjective as in "the show went live on time".

rns
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 36

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agree  Katerina O.
3 hrs
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1 day 24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Spend, tomorrow we shall be poor


Explanation:
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kergap --
Russian Federation
Local time: 21:42
Native speaker of: Russian
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