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Phrase translation
Hello,
I was reading a book by Tolstoy called the Death of Ivan Ilyich, and was looking up how the translation was done for a certain passage in the book. The phrase is:
“И голос отвечал: а так, ни зачем.”
Google translation: “And the voice answered: and so, no reason.”
Book translation: “and the voice answered: for no reason - they just are so”
My question is regarding the phrase “а так.” It looks like this phrase changes its meaning per English translations depending on the context. What does this phrase typically mean in Russian and how is it used, is there a consistent English equivalent to this phrase, and what does it mean in the context of the quote I gave above?
If you need more context, please let me know. Thank you, sorry if this is a dumb question, I know very very little Russian.
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James
November 15, 2017
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Re:Please help as soon as possible!!!
Instead of shell u can use ракушка
У попугая дом на дереве
Где его друг улитка?
Улитка живет в ракушке
Улитка, пой со мной, пожалуйста
Где твой дом?
В пустыне? В пещере? Под кроватью?
Где ты, мой друг?
Пой со мной, пой со мной.
Улитки дом-ракушка
Где его друг акула?
Акула живет в океане
Акула, пой со мной, пожалуйста
Где твой дом?
В пустыне? В пещере? Под кроватью?
Где ты, мой друг?
Пой со мной, пой со мной.
Акула имеет дом в океане
Где его друг жук?
Жук живет в листве
Жук, пой со мной, пожалуйста
Где твой дом?
В пустыне? В пещере? Под кроватью?
Где ты, мой друг?
Пой со мной, пой со мной.
Жук имеет дом в листве
Где его друг рыба?
Рыба живет в озере
Рыба, пой со мной, пожалуйста
Где твой дом?
В пустыне? В пещере? Под кроватью?
Где ты, мой друг?
Пой со мной, пой со мной.
Пой со мной, пой со мной.
I don't know if you see my message.Because 2016 is so far.
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Margo
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Re: Learning English
Hi Victoria,
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Re:Need to improve my English
Hi! English is my native language and I want to learn Russian. We can help each other. :)
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Need to improve my English
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Re:Translation
It basically means that you are only as beautiful/handsome if you behave and act in a decent/kind/and pleasing manner as well. Handsome is as handsome does. Beautiful inside and out.
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