Apr 6, 2010 07:38
14 yrs ago
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Russian term
Тебя только за смертью посылать.
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Просто фраза из диалога. Она сама себе контекст :) Спасибо.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | You are too slow for a funeral. |
Sergei Krotov
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| 5 +1 | Stay for John Long the carrier |
Natalia Mackevich
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| 4 | you wouldn't hurry up to save your own life |
LOliver
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| 4 | you are as slow as molasses |
LOliver
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Proposed translations
+6
9 mins
Sergei Krotov
Portugal
Portugal
Native in Russian
Portugal
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Native in: Russian (Variants: Standard-Georgia, Standard-Russia, Standard-Latvia, Standard-Kyrgyzstan, Standard-Lithuania, Standard-Kazakhstan, Standard-Ukraine, Standard-Belarus, Standard-Uzbekistan) 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Portuguese to Russian, and 4 more.
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You are too slow for a funeral.
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-04-06 07:50:28 GMT)
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только за смертью посылать - he/she is too slow for a funeral; - he is John (Tom) Long the carrier
http://englishworks.ucoz.ru/forum/22-59-1
http://books.google.ru/books?id=KMWAHruBFo0C&pg=PA33&lpg=PA3...
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Note added at 11 mins (2010-04-06 07:50:28 GMT)
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только за смертью посылать - he/she is too slow for a funeral; - he is John (Tom) Long the carrier
http://englishworks.ucoz.ru/forum/22-59-1
http://books.google.ru/books?id=KMWAHruBFo0C&pg=PA33&lpg=PA3...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Спасибо."
6 hrs
you wouldn't hurry up to save your own life
you wouldn't hurry up even if your life depends on it
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Alexandra Taggart
: It's not about the person who is not in a hurry anywhere, but that one who is going to wait God knows how long.
7 hrs
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OK, then I suggest you leave out the first part and only use "to save your own life". Ex: You wouldn't be able to do it to save your own life.
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+1
8 hrs
Natalia Mackevich
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in Russian
United Kingdom
Translation as an art
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Romanian to English, and 3 more.
Stay for John Long the carrier
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Reference:
http://www.multitran.ru/c/m.exe?a=3&&s=%E7%E0%20%F1%EC%E5%F0%F2%FC%FE&sc=10000&l1=2&l2=1&ex=1
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alexandra Taggart
: I don't want to put disagree to anyone.This expression means " I will die before you come back" and I think "waiting for a coffin carrier" is appropriate translation here
5 hrs
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8 hrs
you are as slow as molasses
This is a neutral idiom if you want to stay away from deaths and funerals and just make a point that the person is slow-moving.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2010-04-07 02:15:36 GMT)
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Another one:
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for you to do it.
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Note added at 18 hrs (2010-04-07 02:15:36 GMT)
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Another one:
I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for you to do it.
Reference:
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Alexandra Taggart
: This expression means that there is a little hope this person will/did come back quickly, most likely he/she would go wikedly to visit his/her friends on the way or drop in some other places, expression is about waiting, not about that person being slow.
5 hrs
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