Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
скорее да, чем нет
English translation:
more likely yes than no
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Apr 29, 2010 18:50
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Russian term
скорее да, чем нет
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
coloquialism
Между твердыми "да" и "нет" лежит целый спектр различных полутонов: "почти да", "скорее да, чем нет", "ни да, ни нет", "скорее нет, чем да", "почти нет".
Proposed translations
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| 4 +6 | more likely yes than no |
Jack Doughty
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| 3 +6 | rather yes than no |
mk_lab
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| 4 | as soon as not |
Inna Katashova
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| 3 | more likely "yes" than "no" |
Natalia Volkova
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Change log
May 4, 2010 08:47: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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more likely yes than no
Almost certainly yes; more likely yes than no; neither no nor yes; more likely no than yes; almost certainly no.
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Natalia Volkova
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
20+ Translated Books Published in Moscow
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Works in: English to Russian, Italian to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 2 more.
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more likely "yes" than "no"
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rather yes than no
Rather yes than no, 42. Rather no than yes, 34. No, 8. How do you evaluate: % of the respondents ... Rather yes than no, 25. Rather no than yes, 41 ...
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Inna Katashova
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as soon as not
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