Sep 8, 2015 22:20
8 yrs ago
Russian term
It is never too late to learn
Native in: Russian 
, Latvian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Latvian to Russian, and 3 more.
Мудрость всего мира заключена в книгах
Russian to English
Marketing
Education / Pedagogy
proverbs and sayings
пословица гласит, что Мудрость всего мира заключена в книгах
The wisdom of the whole world is confined in books or there is an equivalent proverb (which I cannot find on the net)
Thanks in advance!
The wisdom of the whole world is confined in books or there is an equivalent proverb (which I cannot find on the net)
Thanks in advance!
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Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
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All the world's wisdom is contained in books.
Pretty straightforward. I think your problem was going off-track with "confined" rather than the obvious "contained."
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q="world's wisdom is cont...
https://www.google.com/?gws_rd=ssl#q="world's wisdom is cont...
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much, Rachel! I have always been wondering how come I can never find certain things on the net when other translators do it in a matter of minutes!?! |
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Tatiana Grehan
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Angela Greenfield
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Comment: "Thank you!"
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Vanda Nissen
Australia
Australia
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Australia
PhD in Linguistics, NAATI certified
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Danish to Russian, Russian to English, and 5 more.
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Если пословица русская, то перевод найти сложно. Я бы оставила Ваш вариант (или заменила на is kept).
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The wisdom of the whole world is in books
An inscription above the entrance of our college library read "Books are the treasured wealth of the world, the fit inheritance of generations and nations"
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Michael Korovkin
Italy
Italy
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Italy
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Italian to Russian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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42
books are repository of the entire wisdom of the World
I would use no article before "repository", unless you want to imply somehow that there are other such repositories... :)))
Alternatively, "books contain (or better still, "comprise") the entire wisdom of the World".
BTW, why use passive voice when it can be avoided?
Just for the record, the statement is utter rubbish... but, fortunately, that ain't our business...:)))
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Note added at 12 hrs (2015-09-09 10:24:47 GMT)
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I suppose that since there are no direct "hits" on my version, it's no good for a truly professional translator whose paramount task, it appears, is "to find the right things on the Internet".:)))
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Note added at 3 days8 hrs (2015-09-12 06:24:13 GMT) Post-grading
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I am positive it's not a "proverb" but just a statement, and a clumsy one at that – both stylistically and notionally.
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Michael, for the great work you have done to help me translate this sentence! I really appreciate it. I also tried making my own version of this proverb in English, but thought that my task was to find the English equivalent to this Russian proverb rather than reinvent the wheel, if you know what I mean. And I do always check my translation on the Internet if I'm not sure about it. I guess it will change with practice :) |
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