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She will always be my little sister.

Russian translation: Она всегда будет моей маленькой сестрой. -> CORRECT

00:15 Feb 8, 2009
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English term or phrase: She will always be my little sister.
I am a beginner in Russian. I want to say in a letter to a friend "She will always be my little sister." Is the following translation correct/proper? Thanks.

Она всегда будет моей маленькой сестрой.
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Russian translation:Она всегда будет моей маленькой сестрой. -> CORRECT
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Alexander Onishko
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Она всегда будет моей маленькой сестрой. -> CORRECT
Alexander Onishko
4 +1Она всегда будет оставаться моей младшей сестренкой.
Larisa Dorfman
4 +1она всегда будет для меня младшей сестренкой
Natalya Boyce


  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
she will always be my little sister.
Она всегда будет моей маленькой сестрой. -> CORRECT


Explanation:
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Alexander Onishko
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olga Dyakova: I'd say сестренкой or сестричкой...
46 mins
agree  Irina Chamritski
1 hr
agree  andress
5 hrs
agree  baroxa
7 days
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
she will always be my little sister.
Она всегда будет оставаться моей младшей сестренкой.


Explanation:
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Larisa Dorfman
United States
Local time: 11:24
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ekaterina Guerbek
7 hrs
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
she will always be my little sister.
она всегда будет для меня младшей сестренкой


Explanation:
I would say like this

Natalya Boyce
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:24
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ekaterina Omelicheva
4 days
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