keeping a snowball from melting in hell

Russian translation: пронести воду в решете

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English term or phrase:keeping a snowball from melting in hell
Russian translation:пронести воду в решете
Entered by: Natalia Postrigan

22:56 Dec 3, 2015
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
English term or phrase: keeping a snowball from melting in hell
It was as difficult as keeping a snowball from melting in hell, but we succeeded.
По контексту желателен идиоматический перевод.
Natalia Postrigan
United States
Local time: 04:03
пронести воду в решете
Explanation:
n/a
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Pavel Altukhov
Local time: 14:03
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Спасибо!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2пройти по острию ножа, не порезавшись
Tatiana Grehan
4Это было практически невыполнимой задачей
DTSM
3невероятно, но факт
Mikhail Kropotov
3пронести воду в решете
Pavel Altukhov


Discussion entries: 6





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
пройти по острию ножа, не порезавшись


Explanation:
Сделать это было так же трудно, как пройти по острию ножа, не порезавшись, но нам это удалось. Как вариант.

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Note added at 9 mins (2015-12-03 23:06:20 GMT)
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Вот нашла еще вариант (но встречается реже): сделать это было так же трудно, как спрятать в кармане солнце.

Tatiana Grehan
United States
Local time: 07:03
Native speaker of: Russian
Notes to answerer
Asker: Спасибо! Понравились оба варианта.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Oleg Lozinskiy: Или "пройти по лезвию бритвы и не пораниться"
8 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Олег!

agree  Victoria Yasenskaya
9 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
невероятно, но факт


Explanation:
вот такое простое решение

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 12:03
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Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 74
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It was as difficult as keeping a snowball from melting in hell
Это было практически невыполнимой задачей


Explanation:
или
если текст нехудожественный, то я бы остановился на менее цветастом варианте

DTSM
Local time: 13:03
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Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
пронести воду в решете


Explanation:
n/a

Pavel Altukhov
Local time: 14:03
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Спасибо!
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