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я замоталась последнюю неделю

English translation: the last week has been so/extremely hectic (for me)

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Russian term or phrase:я замоталась последнюю неделю
English translation:the last week has been so/extremely hectic (for me)
Entered by: Ulybka

20:34 Mar 6, 2011
Russian to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Russian term or phrase: я замоталась последнюю неделю
V razgovore
Ulybka
Germany
Local time: 08:19
the last week has been so/extremely hectic (for me)
Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 08:19
Grading comment
Spasibo!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5the last week has been so/extremely hectic (for me)
Mikhail Kropotov
4 +4I was worn out/drained by things last week
LanaUK
4 +3I got totally beat last week
The Misha
4been running around last week like a chicken with its head cut off
Aleksey Chervinskiy
4Last week knackered me
abogdanovsky
3This past week I’ve been overwhelmed with too many things to do
Yuri Larin
3I've had a crazy week
Sona Petrosyan


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the last week has been so/extremely hectic (for me)


Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 08:19
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 488
Grading comment
Spasibo!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LanaUK: may I say it should be without ''the''
36 mins
  -> With all due respect, there's nothing wrong with the grammar here.
agree  Irene Fridman: or in a spoken language - crazy busy
1 hr
agree  The Misha: That's what came to my mind first too. Nothing wrong with your grammar either, or anything else for that matter.
2 hrs
agree  dennis_bg: yes, hectic
2 hrs
agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy: with Irene: crazy hectic or crazy busy would sound stylistically closer to the Russian expression
8 hrs
agree  cyhul
8 days
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
I was worn out/drained by things last week


Explanation:
or last week drained me/worn me out

stronger in meaning rundown
knackered- very informal

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-06 21:54:02 GMT)
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''frazzled'' would be just right

LanaUK
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Judith Hehir
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Judith!
agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy
7 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Vadim Kadyrov
8 hrs
  -> Thank you!
agree  Inna Edsall: All good ideas. Rundown appeals the most to me.
22 hrs
  -> Cпасибо, Инна!
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
I got totally beat last week


Explanation:
Here's yet another way to put it. There's no one right answer here, of course.

The Misha
Local time: 02:19
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 88

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy
5 hrs
agree  Denis Shepelev
8 hrs
agree  Inna Edsall: Also good answer.
20 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
been running around last week like a chicken with its head cut off


Explanation:
Yet another idiomatic option, somewhat lengthy though.

Aleksey Chervinskiy
United States
Local time: 02:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 28
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13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
This past week I’ve been overwhelmed with too many things to do


Explanation:
Also, "spread myself too thin". But it depends. If that is an excuse why you haven’t done something, it’s one thing. But it can also mean that you were too busy with your work, projects, etc. or that you were dead tired as a result. Zero context, low accuracy ...

Yuri Larin
Ukraine
Local time: 09:19
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 32
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Last week knackered me


Explanation:
I think the UK version gets pretty close to capturing the meaning of the Russian.

abogdanovsky
Local time: 07:19
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LanaUK: this answer has been proposed already
2 hrs
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2 days 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
I've had a crazy week


Explanation:
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Sona Petrosyan
Armenia
Local time: 10:19
Native speaker of: Native in ArmenianArmenian
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