Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
расшаркиваться/подобострастно делать что-либо (здесь)
English translation:
tried so hard to please
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Russian term
United States
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Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
расшаркиваться/подобострастно делать что-либо (здесь)
Russian to English
Art/Literary
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...официанты так расшаркивались объясняя ингредиенты каждого блюда, что уже и есть не хотелось...
the phrases I find in dictionaries sound artificial or dated. i would appreciate your suggestions...
the phrases I find in dictionaries sound artificial or dated. i would appreciate your suggestions...
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+6
7 mins
Judith Hehir
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
:
78
Selected
tried so hard to please
That sounds natural to me even though it doesn't convey the physical commotion involved.
tried so hard to please, detailing every last ingredient in each dish, that we/I/you lost our appetite.
tried so hard to please, detailing every last ingredient in each dish, that we/I/you lost our appetite.
Note from asker:
| thanks, this is great... |
| Thank you so much. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you all."
3 mins
Alexander Ryshow
Belarus
Belarus
Native in Russian
Belarus
Aus Liebe zur Sprache
Native in: Russian 
, Belarusian
Works in: German to Russian, German to Belarusian, Russian to Belarusian, and 3 more.
bow and scrape
Note from asker:
| I've seen that, as mentioned... I'm not sure it fits in this sentence |
3 mins
bow and scrape (before)
bow and scrape (before)
5 mins
Oleksiy Markunin
Canada
Canada
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Canada
I'm the one to translate for you
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
8
flatter
.
9 mins
Yulia Borodulina
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
documents, business trasnlation
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
they were all hypocritical and pompous
may be)
+2
24 mins
Rachel Douglas
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
Excellent English from Russian originals
Native in: English (Variants: Australian, US, British)
Works in: Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
212
be so overly helpful that
All depending on how the passage reads overall, you could make it sound more revolting by adding "slimy." Or, that might be too much embellishment.
... the waiters were so overly helpful, the way they detailed the ingredients of every dish, that we lost our appetite ...
... the waiters were so slimy with their overly helpful briefing on every ingredient of every item on the menu, that we felt like skipping dinner altogether ...
... the waiters were so overly helpful, the way they detailed the ingredients of every dish, that we lost our appetite ...
... the waiters were so slimy with their overly helpful briefing on every ingredient of every item on the menu, that we felt like skipping dinner altogether ...
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