Glossary entry (derived from question below)
русский term or phrase:
кишка тонка
английский translation:
haven't got the guts
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Nov 29, 2007 16:57
16 yrs ago
русский term
Великобритания
Translator since 1953
Native in: английский
Works in: русский => английский, немецкий => английский, английский
кишка тонка
русский => английский
Искусство/Литература
Идиомы / Изречения / Поговорки
I gather from Google that this is quite a common expression, but I don't know what it means. My context:
А тем, кто вас реально послал, скажите, чтобы сюда больше не совался. Кишка у него тонка с нами тягаться.
А тем, кто вас реально послал, скажите, чтобы сюда больше не совался. Кишка у него тонка с нами тягаться.
Proposed translations
(английский)
| 5 | haven't got the guts |
Mark Berelekhis
|
| 5 | lightweight |
Adieu
|
| 4 | you don't have the guts |
julls
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| 4 | you don't have what it takes |
Yuri Geifman
|
| 3 | He has no guts (to compete with us) |
Kirill Semenov
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Proposed translations
2 мин
Mark Berelekhis
США
США
Native in русский
&
английский
Works in field
США
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: русский 
, английский
Works in: русский => английский, английский => русский, английский
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136
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haven't got the guts
That's essentially the meaning. There are also variations, of course.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "That's exactly how I had translated it before asking this question. Thank you for the confirmation."
3 мин
Kirill Semenov
Украина
Украина
Native in русский
Works in field
Украина
60+ books translated and published
Native in: русский
Works in: английский => русский, русский
Related KudoZ points
:
79
He has no guts (to compete with us)
Hello dear Jack :) It's pretty close to English in this case. "guts" - "кишки". And this is a nice idiomatic expression in Russian.
2 мин
you don't have the guts
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Note added at 3 мин (2007-11-29 17:00:33 GMT)
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sorry, He doesn't have the guts
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Note added at 7 мин (2007-11-29 17:05:23 GMT) Post-grading
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:)
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Note added at 3 мин (2007-11-29 17:00:33 GMT)
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sorry, He doesn't have the guts
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Note added at 7 мин (2007-11-29 17:05:23 GMT) Post-grading
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:)
Note from asker:
| Two correct answers at the same time. I could only choose one of them. Sorry! |
15 мин
Yuri Geifman
Канада
Канада
Native in русский
&
английский
Канада
Taking pride in my work
Native in: русский 
, английский
Works in: английский => русский, русский => английский, украинский => английский, and 1 more.
you don't have what it takes
While the "no guts" translation seems obvious, I think it is misleading as кишка тонка means not having the strength, while no guts means not having the courage (same goes for no cojones, backbone, etc.)
I know there's a good idiomatic expression out there, it's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't seem to nail it down.
I know there's a good idiomatic expression out there, it's on the tip of my tongue, but I can't seem to nail it down.
10 час
lightweight
should fit your context
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