успела перессориться

English translation: got into quarrels with all its inhabitants

04:01 Feb 16, 2005
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / children's literature
Russian term or phrase: успела перессориться
Злая Колдунья спешила на опушку Синего Леса. Обычно она не очень-то любила ходить в Синий Лес, так как успела перессориться со всеми его Обитателями.

Пытаюсь передать легкий сарказм, присущий русской фразе, но пока не очень получается. Прошу совета.
Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 02:51
English translation:got into quarrels with all its inhabitants
Explanation:
All Empires - Germany (1871-1918)
... During his administration as german chancellor, Bismark got into quarrels
with the reichstag, socialists, and the catholic church. ...
www.allempires.com/empires/german1/german1.htm - 44k

The Literati of NYC - NP Willis - by Edgar A. Poe
... gentler sex, "delivered" poetical addresses, wrote "scriptural" poems, travelled,
sought the intimacy of noted women, and got into quarrels with notorious men. ...
www.poeforward.com/plutomenagerie/ willis/willisliterati.htm - 19k - Вэбийн Cache - Ижил хуудаснууд

Going to HuangQuan Lu
... When I was at school, we girls often got into quarrels with boys, and sometimes
we would say "qu si ba!" or "song4 ni3 shang1 huang2 quan2!" Yes, that is ...
www.thormay.net/rebecca/hell.html - 8k - Вэбийн Cache - Ижил хуудаснууд

Benedict Arnold
... debt. He got into quarrels with many persons, especially with Joseph Reed,
president of the executive council of the state. These ...
www.benedictarnold.org/ - 32k - Вэбийн Cache - Ижил хуудаснууд

Books & Culture Corner: Street Cred - Books & Culture
... He got into quarrels with members of the press, including The New York Times. Charges
that Eggers had "sold out" appear to have stung the most. ...
www.christianitytoday.com/ books/features/bccorner/021202.html - 81k - Вэбийн Cache - Ижил хуудаснууд

Florida - The Land Of Flowers
... He explored the Gulf Coast, and returned to the quest again in 1521, when he got
into quarrels with the Indians, was mortally wounded in a combat, and went ...
www.oldandsold.com/articles24/america-93.shtml - 13k


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Note added at 31 mins (2005-02-16 04:32:34 GMT)
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The present perfect tense may work better here, i.e. \"has got into\".
Selected response from:

Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 13:51
Grading comment
A perfect version, I suppose. Thank you very much! And lots of thanks to everyone for so many good versions!!!!!!!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2since (somehow) she managet to have a fall-out with ...
R. E. M
3 +2got into quarrels with all its inhabitants
Tsogt Gombosuren
3 +2as she already had generously treated everyone there to a share of her bad temper
Sanita Supe
4"...since she developed slight misunderstandings with all of its inhabitants "
TranslatonatoR
3 +1since she had managed to get on the bad side of all the inhabitants
tatyana000
3 +1because she'd always find time for a quarrel...
Dmytro Voskolovych
4managed to make enemies of all its inhabitants
sergey (X)
3 +1She suceeded in rubbing all the inhabitants up the wrong way
Sara Noss
4maanged to get up everyone's nose
Starhawk
3contrived/managed to fall foul of (everybody)
2rush
3[as she] happened to have altercations
koundelev


  

Answers


13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
успела перессориться
contrived/managed to fall foul of (everybody)


Explanation:
правда, без особого сарказма... :(

"... No complaints though, it was comfortable, clean, cheap & the food was delicious. Peter managed to fall foul of the police the following morning. ... "
www.worldtour.overpro.co.uk/ pages/reports/04-01-19.shtml

"... Seas. Despite this illustrious career he somehow managed to fall foul of his masters and was eventually beheaded in 1554 or 1555. ... "
www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/article.asp?ID=82

"... but really what are you doing in the land across the sea?" It may be the most mild-mannered protest song in rock history, but it managed to fall foul of BBC ... "
www.guardian.co.uk/arts/fridayreview/ story/0,12102,735307,00.html



2rush
Kazakhstan
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 34
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
успела перессориться
got into quarrels with all its inhabitants


Explanation:
All Empires - Germany (1871-1918)
... During his administration as german chancellor, Bismark got into quarrels
with the reichstag, socialists, and the catholic church. ...
www.allempires.com/empires/german1/german1.htm - 44k

The Literati of NYC - NP Willis - by Edgar A. Poe
... gentler sex, "delivered" poetical addresses, wrote "scriptural" poems, travelled,
sought the intimacy of noted women, and got into quarrels with notorious men. ...
www.poeforward.com/plutomenagerie/ willis/willisliterati.htm - 19k - Вэбийн Cache - Ижил хуудаснууд

Going to HuangQuan Lu
... When I was at school, we girls often got into quarrels with boys, and sometimes
we would say "qu si ba!" or "song4 ni3 shang1 huang2 quan2!" Yes, that is ...
www.thormay.net/rebecca/hell.html - 8k - Вэбийн Cache - Ижил хуудаснууд

Benedict Arnold
... debt. He got into quarrels with many persons, especially with Joseph Reed,
president of the executive council of the state. These ...
www.benedictarnold.org/ - 32k - Вэбийн Cache - Ижил хуудаснууд

Books & Culture Corner: Street Cred - Books & Culture
... He got into quarrels with members of the press, including The New York Times. Charges
that Eggers had "sold out" appear to have stung the most. ...
www.christianitytoday.com/ books/features/bccorner/021202.html - 81k - Вэбийн Cache - Ижил хуудаснууд

Florida - The Land Of Flowers
... He explored the Gulf Coast, and returned to the quest again in 1521, when he got
into quarrels with the Indians, was mortally wounded in a combat, and went ...
www.oldandsold.com/articles24/america-93.shtml - 13k


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Note added at 31 mins (2005-02-16 04:32:34 GMT)
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The present perfect tense may work better here, i.e. \"has got into\".

Tsogt Gombosuren
Canada
Local time: 13:51
Native speaker of: Native in MongolianMongolian
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
A perfect version, I suppose. Thank you very much! And lots of thanks to everyone for so many good versions!!!!!!!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Olga-Translator
3 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Olga! :-)

agree  Сергей Лузан: "managed to get into quarrels with all its inhabitants" IMHO to convewy the idea better.
7 hrs
  -> Thanks a lot, Sergei! :-)

neutral  Mikhail Kropotov: a strange choice, as it conveys 0% of the irony that Andrew mentioned
3 days 14 hrs
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36 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
успела перессориться
[as she] happened to have altercations


Explanation:


koundelev
Local time: 22:51
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
успела перессориться
"...since she developed slight misunderstandings with all of its inhabitants "


Explanation:
"...since none of its inhabitants could bear her bickering for some time now."

"...since she already squabbled with all of its ihabitants"



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Note added at 3 hrs 5 mins (2005-02-16 07:07:12 GMT)
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it should probably be \"...since she HAD already squabbled with all of its ihabitants\"


TranslatonatoR
Local time: 15:51
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
успела перессориться
since (somehow) she managet to have a fall-out with ...


Explanation:
I think it's through a hyphen

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Note added at 4 hrs 33 mins (2005-02-16 08:34:39 GMT)
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manageD, of course :)

R. E. M
Local time: 15:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ines Burrell: managed to fall out with
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Burrell! :)

agree  Mikhail Kropotov
3 hrs
  -> Thanks sir..real..y!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
успела перессориться
since she had managed to get on the bad side of all the inhabitants


Explanation:
This might sound a bit more natural and idiomatic than the other suggestions.

or since she had managed to get on everyone's bad side

tatyana000
Local time: 21:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
1 hr
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
успела перессориться
because she'd always find time for a quarrel...


Explanation:
Дословно - "она всегда находила время для ссор". По-моему, неплохо передаётся сарказм руского, хотя и не дословно...

Dmytro Voskolovych
Local time: 22:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Levan Namoradze: Не знаю как оценят "нативы", но мне нравится.
36 mins
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
успела перессориться
managed to make enemies of all its inhabitants


Explanation:
managed to turn all its inhabitants against herself

sergey (X)
Local time: 20:51
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
успела перессориться
She suceeded in rubbing all the inhabitants up the wrong way


Explanation:
She had perfected the art of rubbing them all up the wrong way. Or, she managed to get up their noses.

HTH
Sara

Sara Noss
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov
29 mins
  -> Cheers! ;)
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
успела перессориться
as she already had generously treated everyone there to a share of her bad temper


Explanation:
моя попытка передать сарказм :) а идиом на счет поссориться еще много можно подобрать

Sanita Supe
Latvia
Local time: 22:51
Native speaker of: Native in LatvianLatvian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mikhail Kropotov: "generously treated everyone to .... something or other" - really nice!
5 mins
  -> Thanks! It's always nice to have someone appreciate your efforts

agree  Sara Noss: Allow me to appreciate your efforts, too. :)
8 hrs
  -> Thanks, I appreciate your appreaciating :)
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
успела перессориться
maanged to get up everyone's nose


Explanation:
Lacks the subtlety of the original, but very vivid and gives the idea of their relations and mutual attitude.

Luck!

Starhawk
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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