Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
ноги от ушей
English translation:
to have legs up to one\'s armpits/to be leggy
Russian term
United States
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Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English, and 1 more.
ноги от ушей
i need to keep the register. thanks
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
legs right up to her armpits
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Note added at 16 mins (2010-02-06 15:49:41 GMT)
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So it does mean what I thought it did.
See this link http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocIxBUoqrpM
which was a sensation at the time, since Angela Rippon had only ever been seen on TV sitting behind a desk as a newsreader before this programme. She was sacked as a newsreader as a result of it, which everyone thought was a very stupid thing for the BBC to do. She has since made a good career on television in all sorts of other programmes.
| it just means they are very long... we could say it about models... |
| Thank you. It's a funny video. |
France
Language is a beautiful thing...
Native in: Russian 
, Belarusian
Works in: French to Russian, English to Russian, Russian to French, and 8 more.
she is all legs/ she is just all legs
http://www.theinsider.com/news/638029_Heidi_Klum_Very_Sexy_a...
| thanks... dictionaries have a derogatory mark for this one... |
| agree |
Rachel Douglas
: "She's all legs" is not necessarily derogatory. "She looks really leggy" would be a variation.
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Thank you, Rachel
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Judith Hehir
: Agree with Rachel across the board. My thought, too: leggy
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Thanks
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Anna Fominykh
: leggy - Rachel's variant
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Maria Fokin
: i like leggy as well
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Ukraine
Ukrainian, Russian Military Translation
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Ukrainian, Ukrainian to English, English to Russian, and 5 more.
Her legs go for miles
I think it suits.
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Yulia Borodulina
: мне нра такой вариант) оч образно, сохраняется стилистич прием, я за
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Спасибо :)
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Maria Fokin
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Спасибо
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Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
she looks lanky, like a "daddy long legs"
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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-02-06 22:27:10 GMT)
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http://www.google.ru/imglanding?q=daddy long legs photo&imgu...
Latvia
22 years in translation
Native in: Latvian , Russian
Works in: English to Latvian, Latvian to English, Russian to Latvian, and 2 more.
girly long legs
legs a mile long
That girl's got legs a mile long!
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