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Oct 5, 2009 08:45
14 yrs ago
Russian term
Вот такое!
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
A piece of an informal dialogue
In answer to an impudent inquiry А твоё какое дело? the asker receives an equally rude reply (even accompanied by a slap in the face) - Вот такое!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +4 | That's what! |
Rachel Douglas
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| 3 +4 | depends on how you translate the inquiry |
Anna Astar
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| 4 +2 | см. |
zmejka
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| 5 | That's how! |
cthealey
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| 3 | like that! |
Sarunas P
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| 3 | Much you care! |
Alexandra Liashchenko
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Proposed translations
+4
16 mins
Anna Astar
Sweden
Sweden
Native in Russian
Works in field
Sweden
...with my head and heart...
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, German to Russian, and 2 more.
depends on how you translate the inquiry
Declined
the question and the answer should resonate
That!
You'll see!
That!
You'll see!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Rinnel
: the answer should be very short (it can be even swearword)
7 mins
|
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Thanks Jekaterina!
|
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| agree |
Paul Kachur
52 mins
|
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Thanks Paul!
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| agree |
zmejka
1 hr
|
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Thanks
|
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| agree |
Henry Schroeder
1 day 22 hrs
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thanks!
|
1 hr
like that!
Declined
"What is your business?" "What?!" - "like that!"
+2
1 hr
см.
Declined
it's none of your business! — it is, too!
keep out of it! — the hell i will!
how does this concern you? — that's how (if some sort of action follows); it just does
is this any of your concern? — lots!
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-05 10:43:48 GMT)
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depending on the context, could also be
what's your problem? — this! (*slap!*)
keep out of it! — the hell i will!
how does this concern you? — that's how (if some sort of action follows); it just does
is this any of your concern? — lots!
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-05 10:43:48 GMT)
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depending on the context, could also be
what's your problem? — this! (*slap!*)
+4
4 hrs
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, British, Australian)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
384
That's what!
Declined
"What's it to you?"
"That's what!" (after either a curse, or a slap)
"That's what!" (after either a curse, or a slap)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Judith Hehir
37 mins
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Thanks, Judith.
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| agree |
DTSM
1 hr
|
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Thanks, Dmitry.
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| agree |
Eng-Rus/Rus-Eng
2 hrs
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Thank you.
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| agree |
Andrew Vdovin
20 hrs
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Thanks, Andrew.
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5 hrs
Alexandra Liashchenko
United States
United States
Native in Russian
United States
I love my job like a love bread
Native in: Russian 
, Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to Russian, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
16
Much you care!
Declined
Yeah, much (I do)
***
Can be lots of versions.. e.g. Mind your own business, will you? Yeah, I do, etc
***
Can be lots of versions.. e.g. Mind your own business, will you? Yeah, I do, etc
Discussion
"How does that concern you? / That's how!" (Zmejka, cthealey)
"What's it to you? / That's what!" (me)
are not acceptable translations of this dialogue? Those are nice, idiomatic English expressions. If we failed to understand the Russian, I'd like to know about it (for reasons of self-improvement). Thanks.