Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
Кому много дано, с того много и спрашивается
English translation:
With great power comes great responsibility
Added to glossary by
Mark Cole
May 18, 2007 14:14
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Russian term
Кому много дано, с того много и спрашивается
Russian to English
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Is there any "standard" equivalent?
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Emil Tubinshlak
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With great power comes great responsibility
If you wish to make it a bit simpler
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Comment: "Thank you. Definitely more suitable for the piece in question, which was a business article."
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Evgeny Terekhin
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For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required
если традиционно :)
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Note added at 5 mins (2007-05-18 14:19:46 GMT)
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это цитата из Евангелия. Вот еще один, более современный вариант:
And from everyone who has been given much shall much be required
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это цитата из Евангелия. Вот еще один, более современный вариант:
And from everyone who has been given much shall much be required
Note from asker:
| Thank you very much for the speedy response. However, as the author seemed to think it was a "Russian proverb", I decided to paraphrase it along the lines suggested by Emil |
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Olga Sharpe
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Arkadi Burkov
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Andrey Lipattsev
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Olga Cartlidge
: ("...and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.")
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Galina F
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Galina Nielsen
: Какое счастье, что Евангелие еще читают,,, И цитаты узнают,,,,
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Сергей Лузан
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Alexander Onishko
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Veni Vidi Vici
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For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required
This is from the Bible - Gospel according to St. Luke (12: 48)
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http://king-james-bible.classic-literature.co.uk/the-gospel-...
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http://king-james-bible.classic-literature.co.uk/the-gospel-...
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Michael Hanian
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From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded
Sure, it's a quotation from Luke, but I like this wording better
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Natalia Gagarina
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For whom much is given, much is expected
Heard it myself from native speakers.
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