Subject | Russian | English |
idiom. | как гласит легенда | allegedly (Mira_G) |
folk. | как гласит легенда | as the legend goes (According to a story well known among older locals, a janitor at the University of Maryland’s medical department was told that he would be paid $15 for bodies that could be used in the anatomy lab. As the legend went, the greedy Uncle Perry began a career of murder and body-snatching. “While the story persisted,” Frederick’s paper The News continued, “none but a boldly venturesome person dared to risk his body out of the house after sundown…” atlasobscura.com ART Vancouver) |
folk. | как гласит легенда | a legend states (A legend states, "After man degenerated from his perfect state and became wicked, the Creator got angry and turned most people to stone. That was how all these tall stones appeared in our land." (a North American indigenous source) ART Vancouver) |
gen. | как гласит легенда | as the legend implies (alemaster) |
folk. | легенда гласит | a legend states (A legend states, "After man degenerated from his perfect state and became wicked, the Creator got angry and turned most people to stone. That was how all these tall stones appeared in our land." (a North American indigenous source) ART Vancouver) |
gen. | легенда гласит | legend has it (Vadim Rouminsky) |
gen. | легенда гласит | story has it (Vadim Rouminsky) |
gen. | легенда гласит | as the saying goes |
gen. | легенда гласит, что | legend has it that (twinkie) |
gen. | по крайней мере, так гласит легенда | or so the legend goes (SirReal) |