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как захочет его левая пятка

English translation: whatever he pleases


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Russian term or phrase:как захочет его левая пятка
English translation:whatever he pleases
Entered by: Galina Kasatkina
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14:28 Oct 19, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Russian term or phrase: как захочет его левая пятка
Но это не значит, что он может вести себя как захочет его левая пятка и менять терминологию по десять раз в месяц.

Спасибо
Yаnа Dеni
Canada
Local time: 21:24
do as he pleases
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Galina Kasatkina
Local time: 04:24
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4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +6do as he pleases
Galina Kasatkina
3 +4act on a whim
Leigh Mosley
4whatever fits his fancy
rns
4behave arbitrarily
Halyna Maksymiv
3do as he fancies
Sam Pinson


Discussion entries: 1





  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
behave arbitrarily


Explanation:
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Halyna Maksymiv
Ukraine
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
act on a whim


Explanation:
give in to every whim?

Leigh Mosley
Local time: 21:24
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Lesiewicz: nice
3 mins
  -> thanks

agree  Kiwiland Bear: Everyone got the basic meaning right but I like this one best because of style and flavor to match the source.
3 hrs
  -> thanks

agree  Oleksiy Markunin
5 hrs
  -> спасибо!

agree  Judith Hehir: Also good
23 hrs
  -> thanks
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
do as he pleases


Explanation:
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Galina Kasatkina
Local time: 04:24
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Leigh Mosley: эта версия мне тоже нравится
10 mins
  -> Спасибо, Leigh!

agree  Gennady Lapardin: в лингво хочет левая нога, но примерно также
23 mins
  -> Спасибо, Геннадий! Заглянула в лингво: наверно whatever he pleases даже лучше будет звучать в этом контексте.

agree  LanaUK
1 hr
  -> Спасибо, LanaUK!

agree  Denis Shepelev
15 hrs
  -> Спасибо, Денис!

agree  Judith Hehir: do whatever he pleases
22 hrs
  -> Thanks, Judith!

agree  cyhul
5 days
  -> Thanks, cyhul!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
do as he fancies


Explanation:
another possibility

Sam Pinson
Local time: 18:24
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 days19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
whatever fits his fancy


Explanation:
He can't just do whatever fits his fancy

"fits his fancy"
http://goo.gl/gWerY

rns
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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Oct 25, 2011 - Changes made by Galina Kasatkina:
Created KOG entryKudoZ term => KOG term


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