20:28 Nov 3, 2007 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Slang / colloquial speech | |||||||
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5 | if you don't stay put (if you don't sit tight) |
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3 +1 | stand up against it |
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4 | to kick against, to be up in arms against, to protest |
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4 | stay quite |
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3 | harass |
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if you don't stay put (if you don't sit tight) Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-03 20:33:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- or twitch, twig, jerk, hunch, |
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harass Explanation: harass -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 7 mins (2007-11-03 20:35:17 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- actually the meaning here is to try to resist. |
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stand up against it Explanation: . -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 mins (2007-11-03 20:37:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- that's the meaning you can envelope in other words |
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to kick against, to be up in arms against, to protest Explanation: ... |
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stay quite Explanation: I am proposing just a meaning. This is a slang word (derogative). I am sure, you can find a better equivalent. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 11 мин (2007-11-03 20:39:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Sorry, typo. Yes, exactly "Shut up, belt up". |
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