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- Проходи, - сказала Любаша и втянула меня в прихожую.

English translation: - Come on in, said....

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Russian term or phrase:- Проходи, - сказала Любаша и втянула меня в прихожую.
English translation:- Come on in, said....
Entered by: Russ

06:29 Oct 18, 2002
Russian to English translations [PRO]
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Russian term or phrase: - Проходи, - сказала Любаша и втянула меня в прихожую.
- Проходи, - сказала Любаша и втянула меня в прихожую.
Russ
Local time: 11:50
Come on in...
Explanation:
"Come on in," Lyubasha said as she dragged me into the hall.
Selected response from:

Elizabeth Adams
United States
Local time: 07:50
Grading comment
Is it possible to use two prepositions together as in this case "Come on in!" Sounds to me a bit awkward.. Russ
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +18Come on in...
Elizabeth Adams
4 +3'Come (on) in' said Lyubasha dragging me into the anteroom.
Vladimir Dubisskiy


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +18
Come on in...


Explanation:
"Come on in," Lyubasha said as she dragged me into the hall.

Elizabeth Adams
United States
Local time: 07:50
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 272
Grading comment
Is it possible to use two prepositions together as in this case "Come on in!" Sounds to me a bit awkward.. Russ

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy
3 mins
agree  Yelena.
1 hr
agree  zmejka
1 hr
agree  Sara Noss
1 hr
agree  Said Kaljanac a.k.a. SARAJ
2 hrs
agree  artyan
2 hrs
agree  Jack Doughty
5 hrs
agree  Simon Geoghegan
6 hrs
agree  Larissa Boutrimova
7 hrs
agree  marfus
7 hrs
agree  Oleg Pashuk (X)
8 hrs
agree  Emil Tubinshlak
9 hrs
  -> thanks all
agree  Mark Vaintroub
17 hrs
agree  Natalia Olshanskaya Robinson
21 hrs
agree  Montefiore
22 hrs
agree  Libero_Lang_Lab
1 day 10 hrs
agree  Remedios
1 day 10 hrs
agree  NSD
1 day 19 hrs
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
'Come (on) in' said Lyubasha dragging me into the anteroom.


Explanation:
as a variant..

Vladimir Dubisskiy
United States
Local time: 09:50
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in pair: 1408

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Veronica Boris: hall or antechambre
7 hrs
agree  Clive Wilshin: Because inversion of subj. & obj. after direct speech is correct, or at least superior style (no need to follow journalistic habits here). Comma after Lyubasha, please.
19 hrs
agree  Montefiore: same thing
21 hrs
neutral  Libero_Lang_Lab: hall rather than anteroom... not very common in my neck of the woods at least
1 day 10 hrs
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