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N Oasked for translation 5 years ago

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it takes the cake

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1.
this takes the cake
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2.
that takes the cake
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3.
это из ряда вон
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Это выше всяких похвал
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это ни в какие ворота не лезет
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Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 5 years ago

https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/take+the+cake
http://www.correctenglish.ru/reference/idioms/take-the-cake/

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago

https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=*+this+takes+the+cake%2C+*+that+takes+the+cake%2C+*+it+takes+the+cake&year_start=1800&year_end=2000&corpus=17&smoothing=3&share=&direct_url=t1%3B%2Cbut%20this%20takes%20the%20cake%3B%2Cc0%3B.t1%3B%2Cbut%20that%20takes%20the%20cake%3B%2Cc0

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago

Three things to remember: (1) This expression usually figures in contrasts, so it almost always appears in a BUT clause. (2) The pronoun IT is very weak - so weak that it can't be stressed. When we need to stress it, we replace it with THIS or THAT. (3) A contrast requires stess: I hate THIS, but I love THAT. Bearing all these things in mind, you'll understand that IT TAKES THE CAKE is very rare.

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago

You've done some reckless things before, but THIS takes the cake!

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 5 years ago

Noted, typed, saved, thanks.

N Oadded a comment 5 years ago

Улий 🐝. а как перевести she takes the cake ? Возможна фраза she took the cake?

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago

Возможна: I knew you and your sister were both messy, buy SHE takes the cake!

N Oadded a comment 5 years ago

Улий 🐝. Спасибо

Alexander Аkimovadded a comment 5 years ago

Я знал(а), что ты и твоя сестра, обе неряхи, но ей в этом - нет равных!

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago

I love it 👍🏼

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago

NO, you’re welcome))

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 5 years ago

Я знал, что вы с сестрой обе неряхи, но до неё даже тебе далеко! (как вариант).

⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 5 years ago

👍🏼

Tatiana Gerasimenkoadded a comment 5 years ago

, 😉

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