Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
неосознанно растрачивая себя
English translation:
mindlessly wasting their energy
Added to glossary by
Rachel Douglas
Jul 10, 2013 20:24
10 yrs ago
Russian term
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Russian to German, and 3 more.
неосознанно растрачивая себя
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Упорядоченно, по отлаженной системе, люди обращают свои жизни в пыль, неосознанно растрачивая себя на какую угодно ерунду, подменяя подлинные чувства их нелепой имитацией.
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Proposed translations
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Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, British, Australian)
Works in: Russian to English
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mindlessly wasting their energy
Or, their efforts, or their strength.
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inadvertently wasting themselves by getting involved into
Should be fine within the context.
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The Misha
: For an American, "wasting themselves" literally means "killing themselves" - as in a bullet in the head, that kind of wasting. "Involved" requires "in" or "with" rather than "into". That's basic grammar, I am afraid.
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LilianNekipelov
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: US, British) , Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
Related KudoZ points
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24
unconsciously, without much thought, wasting their lives on X
I would say that.
1 day 8 hrs
unwittingly throwing themselves away
As in "throw themselves away for nothing."
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