Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
святее папы римского
English translation:
holier than the Pope
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
Feb 20, 2008 06:26
16 yrs ago
Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
святее папы римского
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Так и хочется воскликнуть: "Вы что, святее папы римского"?
Is there an English equivalent of this one?
Is there an English equivalent of this one?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | holier than the Pope |
Adam Lankamer
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| 4 +3 | More Catholic Than The Pope |
Andrey Belousov (X)
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| 4 | you know better than the Pope? |
Alex Koudlai
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| 4 | Who do you think you are, the Pope? |
selma232
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| 3 | holier than thou |
Vanda Nissen
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Proposed translations
+7
2 mins
Adam Lankamer
Poland
Poland
Poland
Financial, Legal and Patent Translation
Native in: Polish 
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, French to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
holier than the Pope
http://tinyurl.com/2l5h3b
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-02-20 06:47:43 GMT)
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567 hits for the entire phrase !!!
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-02-20 06:48:33 GMT)
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or "more holy than the Pope" even more hits
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-02-20 06:47:43 GMT)
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567 hits for the entire phrase !!!
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Note added at 21 mins (2008-02-20 06:48:33 GMT)
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or "more holy than the Pope" even more hits
Note from asker:
| Thank you Adam, but is it really an idiom? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Emil Tubinshlak
29 mins
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| agree |
Jack Doughty
1 hr
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| agree |
Olga Vlasova
1 hr
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| agree |
Yuri Geifman
6 hrs
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| agree |
Tevah_Trans
8 hrs
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| agree |
Mikhail Mezhiritsky
8 hrs
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| agree |
danya
: it's "holier"
12 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I went for “реактивный бомбардировщик”. Thank you very much for your help Adam! Thanks everybody!!!"
+3
3 mins
More Catholic Than The Pope
Amazon.com: More Catholic Than The Pope: An Inside Look At Extreme Traditionalism: Books: Patrick Madrid,Pete Vere by Patrick Madrid,Pete Vere.
www.amazon.com/More-Catholic-Than-Pope-Traditionalism/dp/19... - 181k
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Note added at 17 mins (2008-02-20 06:44:00 GMT)
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ХЗ - навеяло...
www.amazon.com/More-Catholic-Than-Pope-Traditionalism/dp/19... - 181k
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Note added at 17 mins (2008-02-20 06:44:00 GMT)
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ХЗ - навеяло...
Note from asker:
| Спасибо за помощь, Андрей, но причем тут Catholic? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
GaryG
: This is a well-known expression in the US
5 hrs
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Спасибо!
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| agree |
salavat
7 hrs
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Спасибо!
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| agree |
Aleksey Chervinskiy
15 hrs
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Спасибо!
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26 mins
Vanda Nissen
Australia
Australia
Native in Russian
Australia
PhD in Linguistics, NAATI certified
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Danish to Russian, Russian to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
holier than thou
Это единственная идиома.
Вот здесь значение, по-моему, подходит:
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:JIb-7jtIDDgJ:www.merria...
Вот здесь значение, по-моему, подходит:
http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:JIb-7jtIDDgJ:www.merria...
5 hrs
Alex Koudlai
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
United States
superb quality and velocity
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
14
you know better than the Pope?
Это популярная идиома. Встречается например в фильме "God Father III ".
15 hrs
Who do you think you are, the Pope?
The Canadian Sentinel: August 2007- [ Перевести эту страницу ]You're not special hot shit; who do you think you are, the Pope? The Queen? Quit whining and get back to running the Province. That's what the Newfies pay ...
thecanadiansentinel.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html - 447k - Сохранено в кэше - Похожие страницы - Записать
А в этой ссылке выражение - коммент к пользовательской статье (the item is long-winded and poorly organized so it draws criticism).
http://www.opendemocracy.net/forum/2007/12/28/christmas_mess...
However, can't beat 'holier-than-thou' :))
thecanadiansentinel.blogspot.com/2007_08_01_archive.html - 447k - Сохранено в кэше - Похожие страницы - Записать
А в этой ссылке выражение - коммент к пользовательской статье (the item is long-winded and poorly organized so it draws criticism).
http://www.opendemocracy.net/forum/2007/12/28/christmas_mess...
However, can't beat 'holier-than-thou' :))
Discussion
Indeed, this is the only idiom on this page and the other suggestion do not come close to expressing the intended sarcasm
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