Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Скрашивать жизнь
English translation:
made life more pleasant
Added to glossary by
PaulinaK
Dec 16, 2010 01:18
13 yrs ago
Russian term
Скрашивать жизнь
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"Цветной телевизор попался нам очень удачный, и в какой-то мере скрашивал нашу жизнь."
MY VERSION: IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF OUR LIFE (Sounds too long and formal).
Any other suggestions?
MY VERSION: IMPROVED THE QUALITY OF OUR LIFE (Sounds too long and formal).
Any other suggestions?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | made life more pleasant |
Judith Hehir
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| 4 +10 | brightened our lives |
GaryG
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| 4 | prettify our life |
julia-julia1
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| 4 | illuminated our life |
Eric Candle
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Proposed translations
+2
15 mins
Selected
made life more pleasant
why not?
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Sanych_Msk
: Да, я бы тоже как-то похоже сказал в данной ситуации: Made our life ... (better, brighter, etc.)
56 mins
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Alexandra Taggart
: That's right. Their life wasn't dim at all. I believe, the author meant cold Russia in winter, when nights are boring without television.
15 hrs
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Thank you, Alexandra.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "After thinking it over, I agree that "brightened" our lives has a connotation of illuminating, as if their life was dim. This option bypasses the issue."
+10
3 mins
brightened our lives
avoiding the obvious pun "added color to our lives" :-)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Olga Judina
31 mins
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| agree |
Angela Greenfield
: the only color it added to their lives was blank and white, since color TV's were a rarity. :-)
1 hr
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| agree |
cyhul
2 hrs
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| agree |
Alexandra Goldburt
3 hrs
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| agree |
Dorene Cornwell
: less redundant than added color to our lives
3 hrs
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| agree |
Smantha
5 hrs
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| agree |
Jack Doughty
6 hrs
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| agree |
svetlana cosquéric
10 hrs
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| agree |
Zamira B.
11 hrs
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| agree |
Oleksiy Markunin
14 hrs
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8 hrs
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prettify our life
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Related KudoZ points
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8
illuminated our life
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Discussion
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