Jul 12, 2008 06:34
15 yrs ago
English term
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
as easy as cake
English to Russian
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
as easy as cake
For something you tried hard at, but failed, then it happens that it has rather easy solution to it, a phrase in English is "as easy as cake".
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 4 +9 | проще пареной репы (проще простого) |
Evgeny Terekhin
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| 3 +4 | а ларчик просто открывался |
Serg Yefimov
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| 4 +2 | проще некуда |
LiudmilaM
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| 4 | (as) easy as pie |
Ricki Gidoomal
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Change log
Jul 12, 2008 06:34: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jul 12, 2008 08:44: Yuri Smirnov changed "Language pair" from "Russian to English" to "English to Russian"
Proposed translations
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2 mins
Evgeny Terekhin
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
ATA-certified: literary, medical, SEO
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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25
Selected
проще пареной репы (проще простого)
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Peer comment(s):
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Nata Wise
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Serg Yefimov
1 hr
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спасибо
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Zamira B.
1 hr
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Yuri Smirnov
2 hrs
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Angela Greenfield
: мне нравятся оба варианта
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Nadiya A
8 hrs
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Tatiana Lammers
11 hrs
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Iosif JUHASZ
14 hrs
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Elena Polikarpova
1 day 5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
3 mins
Ricki Gidoomal
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
fast, honest & accurate service!
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, Spanish to English, Hebrew to English
(as) easy as pie
I think the term you're looking for is 'as easy as pie' - 'easy as cake' doesn't sound quite right to my native english ears!
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Note added at 4 mins (2008-07-12 06:38:16 GMT)
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or - as Jack said 'a piece of cake'
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Note added at 4 mins (2008-07-12 06:38:16 GMT)
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or - as Jack said 'a piece of cake'
+2
14 mins
проще некуда
проще некуда!
по-моему, хорошо:-)
по-моему, хорошо:-)
+4
1 hr
Serg Yefimov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
Marketing, Manuals, Localization
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
а ларчик просто открывался
а ларчик просто открывался
Peer comment(s):
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erika rubinstein
21 mins
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Alexander Delaver
1 hr
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svetlana cosquéric
: именно, если сначала почему-то не получалось, а потом неожиданно нашлось очень простое решение
11 hrs
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Olga Cartlidge
: Indeed - when something fails at first and falls into place eventually.
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Discussion
I've never heard it in English anyway. Maybe you are thinking of "a piece of cake".