«Глупо, когда у тебя есть шанс всё изменить, а ты боишься» / Lingvo Live

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Злата Заянковскаasked for translation 6 years ago

How to translate? (ru-en)

Глупо, когда у тебя есть

шанс всё изменить,

а ты боишься

User translations (2)

1.
It's stupid to have a chance to change everything and be afraid to do it.
translation added by Elena Bogomolova
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2.
The height of stupidity is having the chance to change everything and being afraid to do it.
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍
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Discussion (4)

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

Elena, no dash after stupid, and “be afraid to do it”.

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 6 years ago

Thanks, but what's the difference between to be afraid and fear?

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 6 years ago

FEAR takes a noun object (or gerund) and expresses actual, physical, emotional fear; BE AFRAID TO is more abstract, figurative, and expresses a trepidation, hesitance, reluctance to take something on because of the potential consequences.

Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 6 years ago

Thank you! 🤹

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