Apr 15, 2010 00:57
14 yrs ago
Russian term

замороченый

Russian to English Other Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
-Что ты о нем думаешь?
-Я думаю, он немного замороченый. Ему нужна семья, дети, а я пока к этому не готова.

Discussion

Ethan Bien Apr 16, 2010:
Hang-ups I think the answer proposed in Olga's comments on Mark Belekhis' answer is the best variant so far-- "he's got too many hang ups". It's slangy like the original was slangy (unlike "focused on family life") and fits the overall context of being preoccupied with concrete problems (unlike "troubled").

If Olga doesn't propose it as an answer, someone else should!
Inna Katashova Apr 15, 2010:
what`s about
has bees
or
to have a bee in one's bonnet разг. — быть с причудами; быть помешанным на чем-л.
gutbuster Apr 15, 2010:

заморочеННый - два Н
Молодежный сленг в России: заморочить = замучить непонятным поведением и/или высказываниями. Он не complex, он не понятен говорящему.
Valery Lyutov Apr 15, 2010:
structure "Замороченный" implies "на чем-то" so I'd change the structure of the remark a bit. Something like this:
- He's a bit too focused on (making) a family, (having) children...
Eng-Rus/Rus-Eng (asker) Apr 15, 2010:
this sounds great. post it.
Oleksiy Markunin Apr 15, 2010:
Maybe smth just like - He is a bit too complex/difficult for me.
?

Proposed translations

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troubled

Best I can think of, having limited access to the speaker's brain.

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Note added at 44 mins (2010-04-15 01:42:48 GMT)
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Hmm, that probably works then.
Note from asker:
From a larger context, I understand it is somewhat of an opposite to a relaxed guy who likes to chill and is not looking for a commitment.
Peer comment(s):

agree Mikhail Kropotov
4 hrs
Thanks, Misha.
agree Olga Cartlidge : troubled meaning he s got hang - ups.
12 hrs
Hang-ups is great! Thanks Olga, but this merits your own answer.
neutral boostrer : Мне кажется, тут замороченый от "морок", "заморочка". что-то вроде мономании
13 hrs
neutral Ethan Bien : I'm also for Olga's "hang-ups"
1 day 19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
2 hrs

hi is rather fiddled with...

fiddle with something
1. to be busy with something without a special purpose fool with something Don't fiddle with the remote control - you'll break it!
2. to try to fix or use something complicated fool with something The report says that computer users spend about one-third of their time fiddling with the operating system and organizing files.
Related vocabulary: fuss with something
http:///idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fiddle
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4 hrs

He is a bit too complex/difficult for me.

=)
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+1
9 hrs

he is too focused on family life

He is too family oriented but...
Peer comment(s):

agree boostrer : надо бы идиому, но смысл такой. зд., я думаю, деноминатив от "заморочка".
4 hrs
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12 hrs

a bit too much for me

in this context
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14 hrs

screwed-up

in this context, conversationally perfect
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15 hrs

uptight

he's a little uptight
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