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12:05 Jul 15, 2015 |
Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Slang / Expressions and sayings | |||||||
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what's happening here? Explanation: what's happening here?/what's going on here? Depends on the context... |
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what's all the commotion about? Explanation: A possible informal / colloquial way of saying this -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 mins (2015-07-15 12:15:43 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the accurate translation also depends on the situation and the context. for example, if the people you're addressing seem to distressed but there's no 'commotion', you might say instead "what's troubling you?" |
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What happened? Explanation: * -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 42 мин (2015-07-15 12:47:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.proz.com/kudoz/English/general_conversation_greet... |
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What's up (with you)? Explanation: * |
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What's the matter (with you)? Explanation: * |
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are you out of your mind Explanation: In some contexts. |
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What's the trouble? Explanation: What's up? What's wrong? |
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(what happened), are you alright? Explanation: у ВАС стряслось, а не просто случилось. И даже не с самим человеком, а в его окружении, и т.п. Например, умер близкий родственник. Может даже быть большое горе. Так что "commotion" тут может быть даже оскорбительно. |
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