«There were several meals at which it snowed food and rained drink» / Lingvo Live

Alexander Egorovasked for translation 7 years ago

How to translate? (en-ru)

There were several meals at which it snowed food and rained drink

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But that was short of the mark, for twenty guests were invited and there were several meals at which it snowed food and rained drink, as hobbits say.
Edited
"Правда, торжество получилось скромным – гостей собралось не больше двадцати, да и тех, как говорят хоббиты, «едой припорошило, винцом покрапало»"
Translator's comment
- литературный перевод (Переводчики: А. Кистяковский, В. Муравьев, З. Бобырь, Леонид Львович Яхнин, Виталий Эдуардович Волковский, Александр Абрамович Грузберг) - http://librebook.me/the_fellowship_of_the_ring/vol4/2
translation added by grumbler
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Было несколько трапез ю, во время которых еда и напитки буквально сыпались с неба.
translation added by Igor Yurchenko
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Alexander Egorovadded a comment 7 years ago

Спасибо!