Jan 17, 2011 09:03
13 yrs ago
Russian term

если не я, то кто же

Russian to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Помогите перевести это выражение. Встречается в автобиографии.
"Я привыкла быть лидером в соответствие со своей установкой "если не я, то, кто же", так как была старшим ребенком в семье.
Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Susan Welsh

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Proposed translations

+9
1 hr
Selected

If I don't, who will?

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Peer comment(s):

agree boostrer
10 mins
Thanks, boostrer
agree Natalia Klimova
1 hr
Thanks, Natalia
agree Leigh Mosley
5 hrs
Thanks, Leigh
agree Darya Ivashniova
6 hrs
Thanks, Darya
agree Judith Hehir
7 hrs
Thanks, Judith
agree Kiwiland Bear
8 hrs
Thanks, Kiwiland Bear
agree DTSM
9 hrs
Thanks, Dimak
agree Angela Greenfield
17 hrs
Thanks, Angela
agree MariyaN (X)
2 days 6 hrs
Thanks, MariyaN
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+3
2 mins

who if not me

Peer comment(s):

agree Jack Doughty
13 mins
Thank you!
agree Rinnel
18 mins
Спасибо, Jekaterina!
agree Dmitry Kornyukhov
29 mins
Спасибо!
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2 mins

nobody but me

я бы так перевела
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+1
8 mins

Pls see below

(1) there's no one but you to do it!
(2) I'm the only one to do what's to be done
(3) there's only one hero left (in the world) and it’s me (you)
Peer comment(s):

agree MariyaN (X)
2 days 7 hrs
Thanks!
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+1
2 hrs

If not me, then who?

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Peer comment(s):

agree Susan Welsh : Many of the proposals are fine, but I like this one best.
1 hr
Thank you, Susan
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2 hrs

If not me who else?

Вполне подходит и хорошо гуглится.
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3 hrs

who else but me?

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+2
4 hrs

If not I, then who?

Sometimes attributed to Rabbi Hillel in this form.
Peer comment(s):

agree Gideon Stanton : The slightly elevated wording of this phrase seems appropriate for something demarcated as an "установка."
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Angela Greenfield
13 hrs
Thanks, Angela.
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