Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
слова бессильны
English translation:
a picture is worth a thousand words
Russian term
Russian Federation
20+ Translated Books Published in Moscow
Native in: Russian (Variants: Standard-Russia, Moscow)
Works in: English to Russian, Italian to Russian, Spanish to Russian, and 2 more.
слова бессильны
Jun 17, 2014 00:05: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
United States
On time, on target, on budget.
Native in: English 
, Polish
Works in: Polish to English, English to Polish, Russian to Polish, and 1 more.
a picture is worth a thousand words
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United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
when words are inadequate/deficient
-- when no words can express...
-- when words fail to express...
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The Misha
: When words fail. It's short,idiomatic and to the point. I don't think anything else is needed.
2 hrs
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Thanks, Misha.
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Angela Greenfield
: with Misha
22 hrs
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Thank you.
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Anna Shaughnessy (X)
: inadequate - yes, deficient - no
2 days 10 hrs
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Thank you.
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United States
the bond between science and language
Native in: English (Variants: US, Australian, Canadian, New Zealand, British, UK, US South)
Works in: Russian to English, English
words have no power
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GaryG
: or "are powerless"
10 mins
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MariyaN (X)
25 mins
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Oleg Polygaloff
49 mins
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deficient
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The Misha
: No, it isn't. It isn't the natural, idiomatic first choice, and may well be a mistranslation since these words don't necessarily have to be deficient. They only need to be insufficient or inadequate..
2 hrs
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United States
EN>RU corporate,business,legal,finance
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
when words are not enough
Luxembourg
Technical, Legal & Financial Translator
Native in: Croatian , English
Works in: English to Croatian, Russian to Croatian, Croatian to English, and 23 more.
(situations) which cannot be put into words
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The Misha
: A soundbite this definitely isn't.
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Well, the original text sure sounds a bit melodramatic to me. I guess it's a matter of opinion.
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Senior Quality Reviewer for TwB
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Yiddish to English, German to Russian, and 4 more.
words are useless
см.
Or
Communicating visually can sometimes convey the meaning when words can't.
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