Алексей Анadded a comment 8 anos atrás
А как правильно перевести выражение "жизнь - это череда белых и черных полос"?
Go to Questions & Answers
Алексей Анasked for translation 8 anos atrás
How to translate? (ru-en)
черная полоса в жизни
User translations (5)
- 1.
a rough patch
translation added by Holy MolyGold ru-en6 - 2.
unlucky streak
translation added by ⁌ ULY ⁍Gold ru-en5 - 3.
A rough streak. A streak of bad luck.
translation added by Elena BogomolovaGold ru-en7 - 4.
run of bad luck
translation added by E A3 - 5.
a bad streak
translation added by Галина ПалагутаSilver ru-en0
Discussion (5)
Elena Bogomolovaadded a comment 8 anos atrás
Life is a sequence of fortunes and misfortunes
E Aadded a comment 8 anos atrás
life is zebra )). Точно не скажу, Алексей. Как вариант: Life is a chain of lucky and evil days
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 8 anos atrás
EA: None of those options are good. "a chain of lucky and evil days" is nonsensical and unidiomatic.
⁌ ULY ⁍added a comment 8 anos atrás
Aleksey: We say "Life is a rollercoaster" -or- "Life has its ups and downs."