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но он не звонил и не звонил

English translation: But the call never came.

23:55 Jul 16, 2018
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: но он не звонил и не звонил
Он должен был позвонить, но он не звонил и не звонил.

Спасибо заранее!
Angela Greenfield
United States
Local time: 00:49
English translation:But the call never came.
Explanation:
If the person was waiting for a call and it wasn’t the person’s fault he didn’t call (like he was unconscious or something) then this might be a good option.
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Daniel Price
United States
Local time: 22:49
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +5... but he just wouldn't
Tatiana Grehan
3 +4but he never did
Andrew Vdovin
4 +1But the call never came.
Daniel Price
Summary of reference entries provided
never ever called (back)
Turdimurod Rakhmanov

Discussion entries: 4





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
... but he just wouldn't


Explanation:
He was supposed to call, but he just wouldn't.

That's the way I would translate it.

Tatiana Grehan
United States
Local time: 00:49
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 137
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  FreEditor
1 hr
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Lazyt3ch
3 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Рашид!
agree  Alexander Kayumov
3 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Александр!
agree  DTSM
6 hrs
  -> Спасибо!
agree  Maria Kaverina
8 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Мария!
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
but he never did


Explanation:
Это если от так и не позвонил.

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 11:49
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 20
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you, Andrew!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jack Doughty
1 hr
  -> Thank you Jack!
agree  Dylan Edwards
2 hrs
  -> Thank you Dylan!
agree  Vladyslav Golovaty
7 hrs
agree  Turdimurod Rakhmanov
1 day 3 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
But the call never came.


Explanation:
If the person was waiting for a call and it wasn’t the person’s fault he didn’t call (like he was unconscious or something) then this might be a good option.

Example sentence(s):
  • He was supposed to call, but the call never came.
Daniel Price
United States
Local time: 22:49
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thank you!
Notes to answerer
Asker: I like this, Daniel. The call never came indeed. Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Turdimurod Rakhmanov
1 day 3 hrs
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Reference comments


1 day 9 hrs
Reference: never ever called (back)

Reference information:
если он вообще не позвонил, тогда здесь усиления,
Я бы сказал, *He never ever called (back)* Просто never не достаточно здесь


    https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-ab&ei=kQdPW6KPEKjU6ASTmLeYDQ&q=never+ever+called+back&oq=never+ever+called+back&gs_l=psy-ab.3
Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in KirghizKirghiz
PRO pts in category: 88
Note to reference poster
Asker: Да, у меня тоже такое чувство было, что здесь нужно было усилить эффект. Я уже сдала перевод. :)) Но все равно спасибо!

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