Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
It’s not so much that
Russian translation:
Я не столько хотел, сколько должен был
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May 4, 2011 18:24
13 yrs ago
English term
It’s not so much that
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English to Russian
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It’s not so much that I wanted to be invisible so much as I had to be because I was so shy.
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+5
31 mins
Anneta Vysotskaya
Native in Russian
Works in field
Whatever you do, do it with all heart
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
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Я не столько хотел, сколько должен был
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Я не столько хотел, сколько должен был стать невидимым...
Я не столько хотел, сколько должен был стать невидимым...
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+1
18 mins
Taras Krasnov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Ukraine
Never give up!
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 6 more.
Не столько потому, что я
It’s not so much a hobby as a career (= more like a career than a hobby).
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 7 (En-En)
Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary 7 (En-En)
+1
19 mins
не так уж сильно
Мне не так уж сильно и хотелось быть не видимым, как я просто должен был быть таким в силу своей стеснительности
+4
58 mins
Oleksiy Markunin
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Canada
I'm the one to translate for you
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Дело (даже) не в том, что я хотел...
...а в том, что...
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Andrei Mazurin
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Lena Grainger
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Serg Yefimov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Works in field
Ukraine
Marketing, Manuals, Localization
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
Не то чтобы я очень хотел
Не то чтобы я очень хотел быть..., я просто должен был ..
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