Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Лучшее - враг хорошего
English translation:
The best is the enemy of the good (leave well alone)
Added to glossary by
Zamira B.
May 15, 2008 17:07
16 yrs ago
Russian term
Лучшее - враг хорошего
Russian to English
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May 15, 2008 17:08: Zamira B. changed "Language pair" from "English to Russian" to "Russian to English"
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Dmitrie Highduke
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
YOU CAN WORDCOUNT ON ME
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, English to Russian, Russian to Ukrainian, and 1 more.
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The best is the enemy of the good (leave well alone)
The best is the enemy of the good
Можно еще - leave well alone
Можно еще - leave well alone
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Jim Tucker (X)
: yes - though the part in parentheses would probably be "leave well enough alone"
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leave well enough alone;)
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Angela Greenfield
: I like "leave well alone" in Zamira's context.
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Thanx!
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Michael Tovbin
: leave well enough alone
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Thx!
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Stephen C. Farrand
: Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien. Voltaire, La Bégueule (1772)
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Merci!
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Donald Scott Alexander
: "The best is the enemy of the good" - exactly how we say this in English.
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Thanks!
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Irina Chamritski
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Thanks!
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Angelika Kuznetsova
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Thanks!
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Serhiy Tkachuk
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Thank you
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Спасибо, Дмитрий!"
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The Best is the Enemy of Good
www.meirionnydd.force9.co.uk/russian/proverbs.html
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ALSO FOUND AS The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-05-15 17:13:25 GMT)
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ALSO FOUND AS The best is oftentimes the enemy of the good
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gentiane192
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Russian
United Kingdom
Native in: Bulgarian , Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Bulgarian to English, English to Bulgarian, and 2 more.
Better is the enemy of good.
quote Voltaire
Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Variant: The perfect is the enemy of the good.
La Bégueule (1772)
Le mieux est l'ennemi du bien.
The best is the enemy of the good.
Variant: The perfect is the enemy of the good.
La Bégueule (1772)
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Natalya Danilova
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спасибо
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Alexander Kondorsky
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спасибо
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Laurentiu Chiriac
: Если дословно переводить, то "mieux" - только "better", а не "best". Об этом можно долго толковать. По-моему, "le mieux" - это не суперлатив от "bien", a использование прилагательного как существительное. Но я все равно "agree"! ;-D
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спасибо. Все таки, le mieux= the best, если дословно переводить :)
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szilard
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thnx
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Works in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it!
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Angela Greenfield
: I love it!
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Hrmm...
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Tatiana N. (X)
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Serhiy Tkachuk
: for me, this is the best !!!
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Ekaterina Filatova
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Russian
Works in field
Netherlands
Your brand voice in Russian
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
there is no limit to perfection
если не калька : )
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Dmitrie Highduke
: Эта пословица имеет прямо противоположное значение
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т.е. от добра добра не ищут? будем знать :)
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Mikhail Kropotov
: Совершенно наоборот, к сожалению
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ну вот, в заблужденьи жила :) одно утешает, посмотрела в гугл, и, похоже, я не одна :) Спасибо!
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The Misha
: This is the only option so far that sounds anywhere close to idiomatic English
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спасибо на добром слове :)
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Angela Greenfield
: Миша, язык-то отличный и идиоматичный, но значение противоположное. А вольтеровское изречение - очень даже в английском языке есть.// Да это я Мишу стращаю, а не вас. Мы вас уже, наверное, своими комментариями замучили. :-)
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каюсь:)
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Angelika Kuznetsova
: Мы говорим "нет предела совершенству". Но это совсем не то
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Sergei Tumanov
Native in Russian
In shipping since 1976 = interpreting!
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Best kills the rest!
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-15 19:54:10 GMT)
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or maybe
What is best kills the rest.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2008-05-15 19:54:10 GMT)
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or maybe
What is best kills the rest.
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