Nov 28, 2016 11:56
7 yrs ago
Russian term
United Kingdom
RELIABLE AND EFFICIENT
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Отговаривается
Russian to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
А то маму спрашиваю, а она только отговаривается - мол все в порядке. Пиши почаще. Я хоть и не всегда отвечаю, но хотя бы буду в курсе.
Cпасибо!
Cпасибо!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 | mom tells me nothing except |
El oso
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| 5 | Pretends everything is fine |
Trans-lit
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| 4 | she dodges |
Ellen Kraus
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| 4 | deflects |
Rachel Douglas
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| 3 | she's not saying anything/much |
danya
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| 3 | evades answers |
LarisaK
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Proposed translations
1 hr
Selected
mom tells me nothing except
I would rephrase the sentence as follows:
''Please write me as often as you can 'cause mom tells me nothing except that everything is fine''.
''Please write me as often as you can 'cause mom tells me nothing except that everything is fine''.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Спасибо!"
4 mins
she's not saying anything/much
or dismisses my questions / pays little attention to my questions
21 mins
evades answers
уклоняется, ускользает от ответов. Как вариант
1 hr
Pretends everything is fine
she only pretends everything is fine
- думаю, такой вариант будет логичен, т.к. она именно притворяется, что всё в порядке.
- думаю, такой вариант будет логичен, т.к. она именно притворяется, что всё в порядке.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
El oso
: Pardon me for asking, but what makes you so absolutely (judging by your confidence level) sure that she "именно притворяется"?
8 mins
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Ориентировалась на "отговаривается" и "мол". Подумала, что, значит, на самом деле, возможно, далеко не всё в порядке, но мама есть мама:)
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1 hr
Ellen Kraus
Austria
Austria
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
Works in: Greek to German, English to German, Greek to English, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
12
she dodges
is what I would opt for
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2016-11-28 14:19:02 GMT)
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whenever I ask her, she dodges my questions, gives evasisve answers, if any at all.
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Note added at 2 Stunden (2016-11-28 14:19:02 GMT)
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whenever I ask her, she dodges my questions, gives evasisve answers, if any at all.
5 days
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: British, Australian, US)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
220
deflects
"She just deflects and says [claims] that everything's fine."
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