Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
с кровью отстаивать
English translation:
(to) fight tooth and nail for smth.
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12 yrs ago
Russian term
с кровью отстаивать
Russian to English
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Все они распрощались с собой настоящим еще тогда, когда приехали покорять большой чужой город, когда переступили порог своего низкооплачиваемого места работы – когда впервые пришлось с кровью отстаивать своё право на существование.
when they happened to first assert their rights to exist / when it was first time to stand upon their rights to exist with blood, [sweat and tears]
when they happened to first assert their rights to exist / when it was first time to stand upon their rights to exist with blood, [sweat and tears]
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +5 | (to) fight tooth and nail for smth. |
Yuri Larin
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| 4 | defend to the death |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 | defend by bloodshed |
Sam Pinson
|
| 3 | fight/stand to the death |
Sona Petrosyan
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| 3 | fiercely defend |
Andrew Vdovin
|
Proposed translations
+5
30 mins
Yuri Larin
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Ukraine
Quality Translations for Quality Clients
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
32
Selected
(to) fight tooth and nail for smth.
fight (somebody/something) tooth and nail
to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something, Engage in vigorous combat or make a strenuous effort, using all one's resources:
We fought tooth and nail to keep our share of the business.
They vowed to fight the new legislation tooth and nail.
to use a lot of effort to oppose someone or achieve something, Engage in vigorous combat or make a strenuous effort, using all one's resources:
We fought tooth and nail to keep our share of the business.
They vowed to fight the new legislation tooth and nail.
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30 mins
Sona Petrosyan
Armenia
Armenia
Armenia
A word is a world. /H. T./
Native in: Armenian
Works in: English to Armenian, Russian to Armenian, Armenian to English, and 1 more.
fight/stand to the death
when they had to fight/stand for their right of existence to the death.
31 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
503
defend to the death
Quote Details: Voltaire: I disapprove of what... - The Quotations Page
I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire, (Attributed); originated in "The Friends of Voltaire", 1906, ...
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I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it. Voltaire, (Attributed); originated in "The Friends of Voltaire", 1906, ...
www.quotationspage.com/quote/331.html
2 hrs
Sam Pinson
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
ATA and SDL Trados Certified, IT, legal
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
71
defend by bloodshed
Another possiblity
23 hrs
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
Works in field
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
83
fiercely defend
There isn't much of a way out; corporations fiercely defend their right to pay a low wage. There are many psychological tools that corporations use to keep ...
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Americans fiercely defend their right to choose their doctor, value competition as a stimulant to medical advance, and are not ready to … ...
www.bmj.com/content/330/7486/311.2.extract
www.lagcc.cuny.edu/.../evaluatevig.htm
Americans fiercely defend their right to choose their doctor, value competition as a stimulant to medical advance, and are not ready to … ...
www.bmj.com/content/330/7486/311.2.extract
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