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что сама в такую историю не попадет

English translation: that she would never get into such a situation

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Russian term or phrase:что сама в такую историю не попадет
English translation:that she would never get into such a situation
Entered by: Jack Doughty

20:06 Jun 18, 2005
Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Russian term or phrase: что сама в такую историю не попадет
про себя знала, что сама в такую историю не попадет
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that she would never get into such a situation
Explanation:
or predicament, and there may be other possibilities, but not story.
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:59
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4 +8that she would never get into such a situation
Jack Doughty


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
что сама в такую историю не попадет
that she would never get into such a situation


Explanation:
or predicament, and there may be other possibilities, but not story.

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 16:59
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 503
Grading comment
Graded automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GaryG: perhaps "...such a mess", or is that too "American"? :-)
1 min
  -> No, maybe slightly to the west of mid-atlantic, but common enough here too.
agree  Mark Vaintroub: Agree with "mess"
5 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Blithe
6 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Alla Tatyants: А может "...she would never land in such a mess?"
17 mins
  -> Thank you. Yes, in fact just as good - a bit more colloquial, but maybe that's what's wanted.
agree  Dorene Cornwell
17 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  tatyana000
17 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Сергей Лузан: with mess, but who knows the context? Only the silent asker does :)
1 day 19 hrs
  -> Thank you.
agree  Robert Donahue (X)
4 days
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