Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
По домам разъезжались кто на чем.
English translation:
Everyone was leaving as best they could.
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Leah Aharoni
Feb 9, 2005 09:15
19 yrs ago
Russian term
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По домам разъезжались кто на чем.
Russian to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
I'd love to hear your suggestions.
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12 mins
David Knowles
Native in English
Works in field
Specialist in Civil Law & Contracts
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
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36
Russian term (edited):
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Everyone was leaving the best way they could
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Note added at 36 mins (2005-02-09 09:52:45 GMT)
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Everyone was leaving as best they could. (inspired by Kirill\'s comment).
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Note added at 36 mins (2005-02-09 09:52:45 GMT)
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Everyone was leaving as best they could. (inspired by Kirill\'s comment).
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Kirill Semenov
: or "they could find"?
16 mins
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Yes, but I think I'd change it to "leaving as best they could"
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you david"
3 mins
Yuri Smirnov
Native in Russian
Works in field
Daily Translation since 1992
Native in: Belarusian , Russian
Works in: English to Belarusian, English to Russian, French to Russian, and 10 more.
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12
Russian term (edited):
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Everybody was leaving by whatever (means of transport)
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-02-09 09:19:48 GMT)
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...by who knows what.
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Note added at 3 mins (2005-02-09 09:19:48 GMT)
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...by who knows what.
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14 mins
Russian term (edited):
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Everybody took his own way home
N/A
14 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
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Works in field
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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63
Russian term (edited):
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Going home, everyone took whatever ride they could manage/get
It does depend on how exactly you wanna say it. Mainly who's the audience and is there more to this phrase (before and after it)?
58 mins
Сергей Лузан
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Works in field
Russian Federation
Always welcome! :)
Native in: Russian
Works in: German to Russian, English to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 7 more.
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4
took his way (ride) home by himself
could be replaced by her(self)/ one's + oneself etc.
Good luck, Leah Aharoni!
News From Nowhere
... after which befell a period of noise, and then a lull, during which the aforesaid section, having said good-night very amicably, took his way home by himself ...
www.igreens.org.uk/news_from_nowhere.htm
Shoryuken.com Forums - SRK's Writer's Guild
... Shut up, I’m lonely.” Caesar took his ride home, while I had to listen to
Riley rant like a madman for another forty-five minutes. ...
www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53362
Good luck, Leah Aharoni!
News From Nowhere
... after which befell a period of noise, and then a lull, during which the aforesaid section, having said good-night very amicably, took his way home by himself ...
www.igreens.org.uk/news_from_nowhere.htm
Shoryuken.com Forums - SRK's Writer's Guild
... Shut up, I’m lonely.” Caesar took his ride home, while I had to listen to
Riley rant like a madman for another forty-five minutes. ...
www.shoryuken.com/forums/showthread.php?t=53362
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