Aug 8, 2005 10:57
18 yrs ago
Russian term
DELVING into DETAIL
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English, and 2 more.
вeчно ты первый лезешь
Russian to English
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- Вечно ты первый лезешь! - выскочил вперед гном, отпихивая Лорри. - Я тоже хочу им свой подарок сделать!
Герой возмущается, что его друг вечно усевает вперед него - вот и в этот раз первым подарок сделал собеседникам.
Dear colleguas!
Прошу подсказать несколько возможных вариантов, которые звучали бы вполне естественно в подобной ситуации.
My version so far is "You always want to be first" - but I don't really like it since it does not sound negative enough.
Герой возмущается, что его друг вечно усевает вперед него - вот и в этот раз первым подарок сделал собеседникам.
Dear colleguas!
Прошу подсказать несколько возможных вариантов, которые звучали бы вполне естественно в подобной ситуации.
My version so far is "You always want to be first" - but I don't really like it since it does not sound negative enough.
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14 mins
tatyana000
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Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
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Russian term (edited):
�e��� � ����� ����
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You always try to get in first!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much Tanya!"
10 mins
Russian term (edited):
�e��� � ����� ����
you are always elbowing your way in/into/through
IMO
+1
6 mins
Russian term (edited):
�e��� � ����� ����
do you always want to be the first one!
(Why)do you always want to be the first one!
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-08-08 11:08:36 GMT)
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or:
Do you always HAVE to be the first one!
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-08-08 11:08:36 GMT)
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or:
Do you always HAVE to be the first one!
+5
6 mins
Russian term (edited):
�e��� � ����� ����
you are always jumping the queue!
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Note added at 56 mins (2005-08-08 11:54:30 GMT)
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по-русски я бы сказал \"вечно ты лезешь поперед батьки в пекло\". или \"бежишь впереди паровоза\" 8))
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Note added at 56 mins (2005-08-08 11:54:30 GMT)
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по-русски я бы сказал \"вечно ты лезешь поперед батьки в пекло\". или \"бежишь впереди паровоза\" 8))
Peer comment(s):
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Jack Doughty
: Another expression meaning much the same is "jumping the gun" (literally starting to run in an athletics competition before the starting pistol is fired).
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thank you. I like this expression very much (jump the gun), but all my attempts to transfer it to my active vocabulary (start usinig it in speech) have failed so far ))
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Yelena.
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Dorene Cornwell
: you're always jumping in first
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Robert Donahue (X)
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nekogda
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