"сила есть — ума не надо" meaning in Russian

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Phrase

IPA: [ˈsʲiɫə jesʲtʲ | ʊˈma nʲɪ‿ˈnadə] Forms: си́ла есть — ума́ не на́до [canonical]
Etymology: Literally, “have strength, don't need intelligence”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|have strength, don't need intelligence}} “have strength, don't need intelligence”, {{lit|have strength, don't need intelligence}} Literally, “have strength, don't need intelligence” Head templates: {{head|ru|phrase|head=си́ла есть — ума́ не на́до}} си́ла есть — ума́ не на́до • (síla jestʹ — umá ne nádo)
  1. (idiomatic, ironic) all brawn and no brain (a reference to someone strong but stupid, or to artless or clumsy use of brute force) Tags: idiomatic, ironic
    Sense id: en-сила_есть_—_ума_не_надо-ru-phrase-wcaNzM72 Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Russian entries with incorrect language header
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          "english": "And second, perhaps it's time to stop blindly applying brute force, an approach which has exhausted itself, and to look for an intelligent solution to the Chechen problem.",
          "ref": "2003, “Соблюдение прав ― лучшая профилактика взрывов”, in Независимая газета:",
          "roman": "I, vo-vtorýx, móžet bytʹ, porá otojtí ot isčerpávševo sebjá príncipa «síla jestʹ — umá ne nádo» i vzjátʹsja za rešénije čečénskoj problémy po umú.",
          "text": "И, во-вторы́х, мо́жет быть, пора́ отойти́ от исчерпа́вшего себя́ при́нципа «си́ла есть — ума́ не на́до» и взя́ться за реше́ние чече́нской пробле́мы по уму́.",
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      "ipa": "[ˈsʲiɫə jesʲtʲ | ʊˈma nʲɪ‿ˈnadə]"
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          "ref": "2003, “Соблюдение прав ― лучшая профилактика взрывов”, in Независимая газета:",
          "roman": "I, vo-vtorýx, móžet bytʹ, porá otojtí ot isčerpávševo sebjá príncipa «síla jestʹ — umá ne nádo» i vzjátʹsja za rešénije čečénskoj problémy po umú.",
          "text": "И, во-вторы́х, мо́жет быть, пора́ отойти́ от исчерпа́вшего себя́ при́нципа «си́ла есть — ума́ не на́до» и взя́ться за реше́ние чече́нской пробле́мы по уму́.",
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Download raw JSONL data for сила есть — ума не надо meaning in Russian (2.4kB)

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