Nov 28, 2012 18:11
11 yrs ago
Russian term
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Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, English
пушинки сдувал и на руках ее носил
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Дядя Алексей оказался не только идеальным служакой, но не менее идеальным мужем: с жены своей он, как говорится, пушинки сдувал и на руках ее носил.
Дядя Алексей оказался не только идеальным служакой, но не менее идеальным мужем: с жены своей он, как говорится, пушинки сдувал и на руках ее носил.
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worshiped the ground she walked on, as the saying goes
There's no need to do synonyms here as the original does though you sure could say "adored her AND worshiped the ground blah blah", or even take what Mark said and put it together with what I did. Either way, this makes for a clumsier, less elegant phrase. One option will suffice, just take your pick.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
8 mins
sleyzerzon
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
I live therefore I translate
Native in: Russian 
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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4
treasure and revere her
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13 mins
Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
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136
cherished her as the apple of his eye
Literally 'doted on', but you want something more expressive here.
46 mins
sleyzerzon
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
I live therefore I translate
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
Related KudoZ points
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4
cherished her and revered her, as the saying goes
.
4 hrs
katerina turevich
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in Russian
&
English
Works in field
Netherlands
attentive to detail and fast
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Dutch to English, Russian to English
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8
doted on her and bowed to her every whim
doted on her and bowed to her every whim
tja, so much...
tja, so much...
9 hrs
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Works in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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16
cherished her like a princess
Or a much stronger one:
cherished her like a goddess and worshiped her body like a temple
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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-11-29 03:18:41 GMT)
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cherished her like an angel descended from above
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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-11-29 03:26:16 GMT)
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cherished her like a precious gift from heaven
cherished her like a goddess and worshiped her body like a temple
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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-11-29 03:18:41 GMT)
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cherished her like an angel descended from above
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Note added at 9 hrs (2012-11-29 03:26:16 GMT)
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cherished her like a precious gift from heaven
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