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Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang / informal/slang | | Russian term or phrase: дяденька/тётенька (дядя/тётя) | Товарищи, подскажите, как лучше переводите такие обращения -
контекст - скажем, малолетний попрошайка просит денег:
Дяденька/тётенька, подайте на хлебушек - у меня пока вариант please Sir или просто please give me... |
| margerritKudoZ activityQuestions: 82 ( 1 open) ( 9 without valid answers) ( 10 closed without grading) Answers: 3
Russian Federation
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| | Ma'am/Mister | Explanation:
MA'AM, PLEASE........ - Writing.Com
12 Feb 2006 ... A beggar boy's entreaties. ... Ma'am, please give me a quarter, So that I buy some bread. I am hungry and thirsty, No morsel I have had. ...
www.writing.com/main/view_item/.../1565741-MAAM-PLEASE - Cached
YouTube - biernes0013's Channel
There's this street preacher/ A beggar boy asked for some change/ "Sorry kid, it's only for the temple"/ "Please mister, just for for my aching tummy. ...
www.youtube.com/user/biernes0013 - Cached
Beggar Girl, Kathmandu #1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
15 Mar 2009 ... A young girl - a beggar - who followed me around for 20 minutes: "mister, mister, one dolla? one dolla? mister? mister? one dolla? one ...
www.flickr.com/photos/brosha/3422487988/ - Cached |
| Selected response from:
 Smantha
Local time: 04:22
| Grading comment Спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer |
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1 min confidence:  
13 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2 please kind sir/lady
Explanation:
"Please kind sir alms for the poor"
— http://goo.gl/fDMUG
"please, kind lady" alms
http://goo.gl/cduip
"please, kind lady"
— http://goo.gl/XPhvI
"please, kind sir"
— http://goo.gl/XPhvI
| rns
Native speaker of:  Russian
PRO pts in category: 8
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29 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5 Ma'am/Mister
Explanation:
MA'AM, PLEASE........ - Writing.Com
12 Feb 2006 ... A beggar boy's entreaties. ... Ma'am, please give me a quarter, So that I buy some bread. I am hungry and thirsty, No morsel I have had. ...
www.writing.com/main/view_item/.../1565741-MAAM-PLEASE - Cached
YouTube - biernes0013's Channel
There's this street preacher/ A beggar boy asked for some change/ "Sorry kid, it's only for the temple"/ "Please mister, just for for my aching tummy. ...
www.youtube.com/user/biernes0013 - Cached
Beggar Girl, Kathmandu #1 | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
15 Mar 2009 ... A young girl - a beggar - who followed me around for 20 minutes: "mister, mister, one dolla? one dolla? mister? mister? one dolla? one ...
www.flickr.com/photos/brosha/3422487988/ - Cached
| Smantha
Local time: 04:22
Native speaker of: Russian, Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 8
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