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Subject: пока гром не грянет Просто хочется знать эквивалент ... Тут вот недавно сказали на устном переводе, так чуть в лужу не села )
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| before there was a clap/crash/peal of thunder |
| ia not zabil vstavit. |
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link 8.11.2006 6:13 |
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посл. гром не грянет, мужик не перекрестится a it's better never than late (used ironically or jocularly to mean: there are persons who never manage to do anything in good time, before the deadline starts pressing on them or disaster comes) посл. гром не грянет, мужик не перекрестится a peasant needs thunder to cross himself and wonder |
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как вар: The peasant will not cross himself before it begins to thunder. |
| oi, a ia ne pravilno ponial... |
| OK, спасибо. Полезно. |
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they/he/she won't lock the barn door till after the horse is stolen don't wait for the flood ti start building your ark |
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... until shit actually hits the fan / push comes to shove :-) |
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