Когда таланта нет, приходится брать упорством.
=??? ..., you have to be persistent.
I wonder if "брать + instrumental noun" makes for some idiomatic expression?
asked Jul 4, 2018 at 6:36
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I recommend you to use google or yandex - and there's no slightest tint of irony in my words - when you search in quotes - "брать упорством" - you search for exact matches, and it can give you pretty overview.– shabunc ♦Jul 4, 2018 at 21:09
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"брать + instrumental noun" means "To get (to achieve) [something] by using <noun>"– AlexanderJul 5, 2018 at 21:00
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Other similar examples would be: "брать измором" -- "to wear down (the issue, person, etc.)"; "брать нервом" (oldish; used in 1930s "Вратарь республики") -- "to do/achieve by the strength of spirit, not by physical strength"; "брать нахрапом" -- "to get/achieve (something) by being extremely pushy".
It does. The phrase means to conquer with perseverance
Брать here is to conquer, to capture, to seize in a military sense or simply to take which in English to the best of my knowledge can also have that meaning.
There's a proverb:
Смелость города берёт
Which means that towns or castles can be captured with enough courage and bravery.
answered Jul 4, 2018 at 6:42
