polozhilat'

English translation: To rely on(upon) somebody

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Russian term or phrase:	polozhitsia
English translation:	To rely on(upon) somebody
Entered by:	Olga Simon

17:23 Aug 13, 2002

Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]

Russian term or phrase: polozhilat'

'Koroche ti zra na nevo polozhilal, shto on, shto Vadim.'

VOOBSHE mne ne ponjatno...

mizort

To rely on(upon) somebody

Explanation:
You should not have relied on him, he is the same as Vadim.

I do not understand.

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Note added at 2002-08-13 17:28:40 (GMT)
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But dear Asker, you do not expect us to translate the whole letter, do you?

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Note added at 2002-08-14 06:03:18 (GMT)
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He is just like Vadim - another version.

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Olga Simon
Hungary
Local time: 00:38

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5 +5

To rely on(upon) somebody

Olga Simon

3 +2

To cut a long story short, it was a mistake to rely on him. Like him, like Vadim (по аналогии с

Mark Vaintroub

misprint for polozhilas' ?

Clive Wilshin

Discussion entries: 2

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peer agreement (net): +5

To rely on(upon) somebody

Olga Simon
Hungary
Local time: 00:38
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 465

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23 mins confidence:

misprint for polozhilas' ?

Explanation:
mne tozhe neponyatno, no mozhet byt...

In short, you were wrong to rely on him, who (what) is he (anyway), who is Vadim...?

Clive Wilshin
Local time: 23:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 126

44 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

To cut a long story short, it was a mistake to rely on him. Like him, like Vadim (по аналогии с

Explanation:
like mother, like daughter.

or

In brief, to rely on him was a mistake. They are both the same - him and Vadim (him and Vadim are both the same).

Mark Vaintroub
Canada
Local time: 18:38
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in pair: 679

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