Nov 23, 2007 17:32
16 yrs ago
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Russian term
не заставил себя ждать
Russian to English
Marketing
Journalism
Например, во фразе *рост продаж не заставил себя ждать*
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Alexander Demyanov
Native in Russian
Works in field
Software Engineering background
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English, Russian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
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was soon to follow
In case the increase in sales was a result of some new policy/approach/advertising/etc.
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-11-23 20:41:22 GMT)
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I was away for a while. As for "in the offing", I agree with Scott (see his comment going with the grade). In your source text, the increase has/had already taken place, it's not something still expected.
Consider this explanation of the idiom: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/201750.html
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-11-23 20:41:22 GMT)
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I was away for a while. As for "in the offing", I agree with Scott (see his comment going with the grade). In your source text, the increase has/had already taken place, it's not something still expected.
Consider this explanation of the idiom: http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/201750.html
Note from asker:
| actually the first idiom that came to my mind was *in the offing*. Do you think it works here? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
svetlana cosquéric
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Thanks, Svetlana!
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Simon Hollingsworth
: or "soon followed". I like the versions by Jack and Mark, too, but this gets my vote
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Thanks, Simon!
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ABrungel
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Thanks!
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Donald Scott Alexander
: Yes. But the asker's other suggestion "in the offing" would not work -- it means something that hasn't quite yet arrived. Simon's variant "soon followed" is also fine.
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Thanks, Scott.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is indeed a hard choice to make. My thanks go also to Alexander, Clue, Jack, Mark and Simon (in alphabetic order)"
5 mins
Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
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15
came in no time
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Alexander Onishko
Native in Russian
Veni Vidi Vici
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Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English, and 5 more.
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15
Sales volumes were increased in no time
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1 hr
Andrew Vdovin
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DELVING into DETAIL
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14
was not slow to follow
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For the other conspirators, retribution was not slow to follow. A vengeful Hitler ordered that they be hunted down to the last man and slaughtered like ...
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www.rackelhanen.se/eng/10303.htm
For the other conspirators, retribution was not slow to follow. A vengeful Hitler ordered that they be hunted down to the last man and slaughtered like ...
thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=815252004
Note from asker:
| sorry, my thanks go to Andrew as well, of course |
3 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
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76
followed shortly after
конкретно в этой фразе, а в других может быть совсем по другому, например:
"did not keep XXX waiting"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-23 19:40:43 GMT)
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It wouldn't work in this particular example only because the tense would be wrong. "In the offing" refers to something that is yet to happen, but "не заставил себя ждать" refers to something that has already taken place.
"did not keep XXX waiting"
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-23 19:40:43 GMT)
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It wouldn't work in this particular example only because the tense would be wrong. "In the offing" refers to something that is yet to happen, but "не заставил себя ждать" refers to something that has already taken place.
Note from asker:
| actually the first idiom that came to my mind was *in the offing*. Do you think it works here? |
| So, *was in the offing* does not work. I see your point, thank you! |
2 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom
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Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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82
was not long in coming
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-23 19:41:55 GMT)
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Yes, "in the offing" could be used. You have a good choice of answers here.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-11-23 19:41:55 GMT)
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Yes, "in the offing" could be used. You have a good choice of answers here.
Note from asker:
| actually the first idiom that came to my mind was *in the offing*. Do you think it works here? |
| indeed, the answers were not long in coming:) and it will be a difficult choice to make |
56 mins
см. ниже
...(which) drove sales up almost overnight/immediatly boosted sales/had an immediate positive effect on sales...
Т.е. предлагаю связать с предыдущим предложением
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-23 21:33:19 GMT) Post-grading
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До кучи:
was not far behind
did not fail to appear/materialize
Т.е. предлагаю связать с предыдущим предложением
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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-11-23 21:33:19 GMT) Post-grading
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До кучи:
was not far behind
did not fail to appear/materialize
Note from asker:
| мне нравится ход ваших мыслей, но меня в данном случае больше интересовала идиома(просто нет под рукой русско-английского фразеологического словаря) |
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