Ты чего пинаешься?

English translation: what are you kicking like that for?

09:39 Jan 3, 2003
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: Ты чего пинаешься?
Вопрос задан тем, кого только что пнули (тон - возмущенный).
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 02:08
English translation:what are you kicking like that for?
Explanation:
or - what are you kicking so hard for?
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David Knowles
Local time: 20:08
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2what are you kicking like that for?
David Knowles
5What the hell are you kicking for?
William Stein
4What did you (just) kick me for?
Libero_Lang_Lab
4Why did you kick me?
Oleg Pashuk (X)
3Hey, what are you kicking me for?
fibonacci


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
what are you kicking like that for?


Explanation:
or - what are you kicking so hard for?

David Knowles
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 5172
Grading comment
I like your answer! Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Elaine Freeland (X): I like "like that"!
10 hrs

agree  zmejka
1 day 12 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
What did you (just) kick me for?


Explanation:
Or, if it is clear from the context what has happened (i.e. if the act of kicking is mentioned in the previous sentence, better simply to say:

"What was that for?"

"What did you do that for?"



Libero_Lang_Lab
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:08
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1214
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
What the hell are you kicking for?


Explanation:
Another possibility.

William Stein
Costa Rica
Local time: 13:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 320
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Why did you kick me?


Explanation:
What was that kick for?

Oleg Pashuk (X)
PRO pts in pair: 619
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Hey, what are you kicking me for?


Explanation:
"Ты чего пинаешься?" выглядит достаточно просторечным вариантом восклицания. Но возвратные формы русских глаголов оказываются иногда более экспрессивными, чем английские. Видимо, отсюда и вариант, предложенный к переводу. Плюс нюанс к словесной характеристике говорящего. В английском варианте экспрессию выражению может придать восклицание "Hey!" Есть возможность вместо "kicking" употребить "digging", но тогда, на мой взгляд, возникает некая двусмысленность: "Эй, ты чего докапываешься до меня?"

fibonacci
Local time: 22:08
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