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забей /забивать

English translation: screw it / forget it / let it go


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00:22 May 22, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Slang / youth slang
Russian term or phrase: забей /забивать
Товарищи, помогите с переводом
Фигня, забей! - означает - Не думай об этом, оно того не стоит.
margerrit
Russian Federation
Local time: 05:23
English translation:screw it / forget it / let it go
Explanation:
"Screw it" immediately came to mind.
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 21:23
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +9screw it / forget it / let it go
Mark Berelekhis
4 +1don't give a damn
rns
4Whatever / Nevermind
kat_hodgson
3chuck it
Andrew Vdovin


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Whatever / Nevermind


Explanation:
My translation comes from having hung out with Russian teenagers who are bilingual (Rus/Eng).
'Whatever' is the most slang way to say it.
If you would like to be a little less teenager/more adult, it might be better to say 'Nevermind.'

kat_hodgson
United States
Local time: 19:23
Native speaker of: English
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +9
screw it / forget it / let it go


Explanation:
"Screw it" immediately came to mind.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 21:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 99
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Judith Hehir
2 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Michael Korovkin
4 hrs
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agree  Alexey Larin
6 hrs
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agree  Lena Grainger
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  paulraines: "Ohhh, screw it!"
7 hrs
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agree  Oleksiy Markunin
9 hrs
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agree  erika rubinstein
13 hrs
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agree  cyhul
1 day46 mins
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agree  Andrei Yefimov
1 day5 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
don't give a damn


Explanation:
don't give a shit, fuck, or even a rat's arse — http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/give_a_rat's_arse

rns
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maria Sometti: или don't give a shit если в грубом сленге переводить.
1 hr
  -> Да, спасибо.
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
chuck it


Explanation:
Или chuck it up

"Well, chuck it up then. Let's go and have some vodka!" "Wait a little, maybe we shall catch something. Towards evening the fish bite better . ...
www.online-literature.com › Anton Chekhov

Andrew Vdovin
Local time: 08:23
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 5
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