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Just writing a midterm composition, and i was struggling with a few constructions. So, I thought i'd see if anybody has a good way to put the following in Russian:
To come out ahead
A victim of her own selfishness
One use of realism
Thanks for the help.
tdk
A victim of her own selfishness - жертва (своего) собственного эгоизма
I wasn't able to understand points 1 and 3 :( May be, if you gave the examples...
IMO "come out ahead" does not have an equivalent, (many idioms don't), and should be translated on case-by-case basis. Pls provide the whole sentence
My tryQuote:
Originally Posted by tdk2fe
1: оказаться первым
2: жертва (своего) собственного эгоизма (from stranger :))
3: одно употребление реализма
This phrase doesn't make any sense to me... :/Quote:
Originally Posted by kalinka_vinnie
1. преуспеть
3. context plz
The English doesn't either without context.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stranger
My dic says that "come out ahead" means "сводить концы с концами".
Okay, context for come out ahead:
"However, at the end of the story he came out ahead."
For one use of realism:
"One use of realism can be found in the character's archetypes."
Hope that helps - thanks a lot.
tdk
OK then
3. В частности, использование художественного принципа реализма...
Could be depending on the story. Typically it means to succeed, to make profit.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rtyom
Yes, I agree.
However, at the end of the story he came out ahead. - Однако, к концу рассказа он вышел победителем.