Mar 24, 2015 10:36
9 yrs ago
Russian term

Не надо мне, пожалуйста, настроение портить

Russian to English Other Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Не надо мне, пожалуйста, настроение портить. И так плохое.

Здравствуйте. Помогите перевести эту фразу правильно, пожалуйста.

Discussion

Judith Hehir Mar 24, 2015:
Perhaps my age is showing? I've used both plenty of times. The others are perhaps more contemporary, but I never use them.
Mark Berelekhis Mar 24, 2015:
It's just not very conversational, IMHO "Don't ruin my mood", that is. Perfectly grammatical, but it's not something an English speaker would say in a regular conversation to convey this thought.

"You're bumming me out," "bringing me down," etc all work better.
Judith Hehir Mar 24, 2015:
I am thinking: Don't ruin my mood. It's bad enough as it is.
Judith Hehir Mar 24, 2015:
Mark? Please clarify: The English is perfectly idiomatic where I come from. Do you mean to say that the English is not equivalent to the Russian—stylistically, semantically, or otherwise? Just curious and eager to learn
Mark Berelekhis Mar 24, 2015:
I'd have to disagree with Judith It's grammatical, but not very idiomatic. The Russian source is way more playful.
Judith Hehir Mar 24, 2015:
Yes to both of your suggestions, Mikola That was actually my first thought.
Mikola (asker) Mar 24, 2015:
Может "Don't spoil/ruin my mood, please?"

Proposed translations

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20 mins
Selected

Don't bring me down, please

I'm already there.
Peer comment(s):

agree Olga Sinitsyna
2 days 1 hr
Thank you.
agree cyhul
2 days 22 hrs
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+1
41 mins

см.

I am in a bad mood. Please don't make it worse.
Peer comment(s):

agree El oso : or: I am in no mood, so would you please get off my case! :)
18 hrs
Спасибо :-)
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1 hr

Don't me put a damper on

Damper is somebody (or something) who (which) suppresses somebody's mood/spirit
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