Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
звонкая пустота
English translation:
deafening silence
Added to glossary by
Andrew Vdovin
Nov 11, 2018 16:35
5 yrs ago
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Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
в мозгах звонкая пустота
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Разум напрочь отказывается оценивать происходящее, и мысли беспомощно затухают – в мозгах звонкая пустота.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | There is a deafening silence in the brain |
Jack Doughty
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| 3 +1 | ringing silence settled in my brain |
Angela Greenfield
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Proposed translations
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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There is a deafening silence in the brain
Just as there would be no звон in the brain if пустота reigned there, we can be similarly illogical in English with the selfcontradictory term "deafening silence"
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Comment: "Thank you very much for your help Jack! Thanks everybody!"
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30 mins
Angela Greenfield
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
Certified Lawyer-Linguist
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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100
ringing silence settled in my brain
Немного обыграть — вместо «пустоты», тишина
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Note from asker:
| Thank you very much Angela! |
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