Glossary entry

русский term or phrase:

Начал во здравие, кончил за упокой

английский translation:

started with laughter and ended with tears

Added to glossary by Lena Grainger
Mar 17, 2006 18:22
18 yrs ago
русский term

Начал во здравие, кончил за упокой

русский => английский Искусство/Литература Фольклор Поговорки
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Не обижайтесь, если я не сразу выберу, кому кудозы достанутся - у меня новая работа с совершенно дурацким графиком, так что не знаю, когда я в следующий раз сюда попаду.

Discussion

David Knowles Mar 17, 2006:
The complete phrase is unusual, but "it all ended in tears" is very common. (She got married young, but it all ended in tears.)

Proposed translations

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25 мин
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started with laughter and ended with tears

or:
went from the sublime to the ridiculous

(with thanks to Lubensky's Russian English Dictionary of Idioms)
Peer comment(s):

agree Sabina Metcalf
49 мин
agree Yuri Geifman : I really like the second suggestion
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Suits perfectly, thanks! Please tell me - does this saying exist in English or did you make it up? It wouldn't make a difference to the translation, just curious."
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2 мин

started speaking with delight and finished with a sorry sight

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Peer comment(s):

agree Andrey Belousov (X) : я - за рифму
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18 мин

Made a good beginning, but a bad ending

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