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English term or phrase:	grew up on the wrong side of the tracks
Russian translation:	вырос(ла) в бедном районе города;
Entered by:	Angeliki Kotsidou - Davies

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10:33pm Apr 18, 2005

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English term or phrase: grew up on the wrong side of the tracks

looking for an idiomatic translation

curious007

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Questions: 49 (1 open)
Answers: 6

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Clarification request(s) and response

curious007 (asker): 1:21am Apr 26, 2005: By asking for an idiomatic translation - I was hoping to get a suggestion for an English expression, not just the translation of the meaning
Angeliki Kotsidou - Davies: 8:18am Apr 26, 2005: вырос(ла) в низах общества;
вырос(ла) в трущо -
Angeliki Kotsidou - Davies: 8:19am Apr 26, 2005: он вышел из низов. These are not just translations of the meaning! They are idiomatic expression. -

вырос (ла) в нищете

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вырос(ла) в бедном районе города;
вырос(ла) в низах общества;
вырос(ла) в трущобах

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он вышел из низов
родиться в бедной семье

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Angeliki Kotsidou - Davies
United Kingdom

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4 +4

вырос (ла) в нищете

Angeliki Kotsidou - Davies

5 +1

vyros(la) ne v tom rajone

shifrak

человек от сохи

Alexander Alexandrov

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8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

вырос (ла) в нищете

Explanation:
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-04-18 22:44:13 GMT)
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вырос(ла) в бедном районе города;
вырос(ла) в низах общества;
вырос(ла) в трущобах

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Note added at 11 mins (2005-04-18 22:45:18 GMT)
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он вышел из низов
родиться в бедной семье

Angeliki Kotsidou - Davies
United Kingdom
Native speaker of:

Greek,

Russian
PRO pts in category: 4

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1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

vyros(la) ne v tom rajone

Explanation:
Plohoj rajon - eto pro reputaciju, a ne pro nishchetu

shifrak
United States

8 hrs confidence:

человек от сохи

Explanation:

... «Я от сохи, - говорил он, - мне не хватает культуры в генах. ... Набор был
бессистемный, но другим он и не мог быть у человека «от сохи». ...

www.newcanada.com/186/y agodkin.htm

Alexander Alexandrov
Russian Federation
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Russian

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English: grew up on the wrong side of the tracks

Russian translation: вырос(ла) в бедном районе города;