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без особых усилий

English translation: without putting much effort in

10:11 Oct 11, 2004
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
Russian term or phrase: без особых усилий
делать что-либо без особых усилий
olga525
English translation:without putting much effort in
Explanation:
to do something without putting much effort in(to it)

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much/a lot of

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takzhe: esli Vy hotite skazat\' chto, chto-to delaetsya legko, to eto
efortlessly

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Note added at 17 mins (2004-10-11 10:29:12 GMT)
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effortlessly :)
Selected response from:

Konstantin Kisin
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:07
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7without putting much effort in
Konstantin Kisin
5 +2without any great efforts
Larissa Dinsley
5 +1to do something easily
Stanislav Osadchiy
4 +1without any special / particular effort
Olga B
4 +1он(она) делает это без особых усилий --- it comes naturally to him/her
Mikhail Kropotov
4to apply no evident effort
Umutay Midinova
3lackadaisically
sergey (X)


  

Answers


8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
without any great efforts


Explanation:
Amazon.co.uk: Reviews DVD: Steptoe And Son - The Very Best Of ...
... Best of Steptoe and Son episodes are presented in the format in which they were
originally shown and all hold up well without any great efforts at enhancement. ...
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Landlord Advice Forum : PBS
... April 2004: I was very excited about the prospects of earning Ј100,000
pounds wihtin one year without any great efforts. I asked ...
www.rla.org.uk/wwwboard/messages2/3150.html - 7k


Larissa Dinsley
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Alexander Onishko
18 mins
  -> Спасибо, Александр
agree  Jack Doughty
37 mins
  -> Thank you Jack
neutral  Mikhail Kropotov: effort, not efforts ADDED: "efforts" is very literal - it's not wrong or anything though
2 hrs
  -> Thank you. I think it should be efforts.
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
без особых усилий
without putting much effort in


Explanation:
to do something without putting much effort in(to it)

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Note added at 5 mins (2004-10-11 10:16:56 GMT)
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much/a lot of

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Note added at 8 mins (2004-10-11 10:19:40 GMT)
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takzhe: esli Vy hotite skazat\' chto, chto-to delaetsya legko, to eto
efortlessly

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Note added at 17 mins (2004-10-11 10:29:12 GMT)
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effortlessly :)

Konstantin Kisin
United Kingdom
Local time: 14:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  artyan: without much effort
0 min
  -> thanks
agree  Kirill Semenov: w/ artyan
11 mins
  -> thanks
agree  Olga B
1 hr
  -> thanks
agree  nrabate: I like "effortlessly"
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
2 hrs
  -> thanks Sir
agree  Vladimir Chumak: w/artyan and Kirill
2 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Alexander Demyanov: w/artyan
4 hrs
  -> thanks
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
без особых усилий
to do something easily


Explanation:
Just another option...

Stanislav Osadchiy
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack slep: or easy to do. But all the other responses are fine, too.
2 hrs
  -> Thank you, Jack!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
без особых усилий
without any special / particular effort


Explanation:
just another varient

Olga B
Israel
Local time: 16:08
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GaryG
28 mins
  -> Thank you
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
без особых усилий
он(она) делает это без особых усилий --- it comes naturally to him/her


Explanation:
Может быть Вам это нужно.
Maybe this is what you are looking for.

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 15:08
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Stanislav Osadchiy: Изящно!
1 hr
  -> спасибо!! я подумал, что наверное это изъято из контекста
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
без особых усилий
lackadaisically


Explanation:
в смысле "вяло", без особого интереса, прилагая поэтому мало усилий.

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It also presents the most daunting first half-hour of any play I can recall as Chekhov introduces a bewildering array of characters who chat lackadaisically in the summer heat as they wait impatiently for a picnic to be served.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2001/09...

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Note added at 4 hrs 36 mins (2004-10-11 14:47:36 GMT)
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On the last day of school in May 1976, students at a suburban
Texas high school wait, lackadaisically, for classes to end. ...
www.permutator-reviews.com/ overstock/movies/vhs-d/Dazed-502087.html

sergey (X)
Local time: 14:08
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to apply no evident effort


Explanation:
...

Umutay Midinova
Kyrgyzstan
Local time: 19:08
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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