Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
это их насущный хлеб
English translation:
this is what they live on
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rns
May 3, 2011 10:38
13 yrs ago
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Russian term
насущный хлеб
Russian to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Это их насущный хлеб.Иначе они не могут, потому что им не выгодно позволить себе трактовать обнаружение ...
Would daily bread be applicable here? We are talking about a source of income. The company doesn't want to find a vaccine to rip more profit....
Would daily bread be applicable here? We are talking about a source of income. The company doesn't want to find a vaccine to rip more profit....
Proposed translations
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| 4 +3 | this is what they live on |
rns
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| 4 +10 | staff of life / daily bread |
Alexander Ryshow
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| 4 +3 | bread and butter |
Roman Bardachev
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| 3 +1 | bread |
Olga Arakelyan
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Change log
May 5, 2011 09:36: rns Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Russian term (edited):
Это их насущный хлеб
Selected
this is what they live on
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, I appreaciate your help!"
+1
2 mins
Olga Arakelyan
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Translating your ideas into reality
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, German to Russian
bread
Здесь daily не нужно. Я бы просто перевелаIt's their bread.
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Sona Petrosyan
: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/bread
20 hrs
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Спасибо, Sona!
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4 mins
Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Belarus
Native in Russian
Works in field
Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian 
, Belarusian
Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
staff of life / daily bread
на то и идиома, что не буквально понимается
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Pnina
: dialy bread.
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Спасибо за поддержку!
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Sona Petrosyan
: Example: How do you earn your daily bread? http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/daily bread
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Спасибо за поддержку!
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Alexey Larin
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Спасибо за поддержку!
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Jack Doughty
28 mins
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Спасибо за поддержку!
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Samantha Payn
: daily bread
53 mins
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Спасибо за поддержку!
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Ingunite
: both are good
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Спасибо за поддержку!
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Inna Edsall
: daily bread
1 hr
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Спасибо за поддержку!
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Julien Sorel
1 hr
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Judith Hehir
: daily bread
4 hrs
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MariyaN (X)
8 hrs
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Kiwiland Bear
: While it is strictly speaking correct, my feeling is that it's a bit too flowery and literary for the original. The other option provided by Roman below looks closer in key and meaning to the original.
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+3
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Roman Bardachev
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Canada
University Degree in Translation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
bread and butter
Peer comment(s):
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billbown
5 hrs
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Thank you, billbown
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Kiwiland Bear
: I think this is closer to the way original is used.
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Thank you, Bear
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LanaUK
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Thank you, Lana
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