Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
усерус, но не покорюсь!
English translation:
i'll shit in hay but not obey!
Added to glossary by
Alexey_UA
May 21, 2009 13:01
14 yrs ago
Russian term
усерус, но не покорюсь!
May offend
Russian to English
Other
Folklore
как бы так поточнее перевести :-) ?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | i'll shit in hay but not obey! |
Atanas Naydenov
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| 5 +1 | shit or bust |
gutbuster
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| 4 | I'd sh...t myself rather than give up/submit/yield/ |
The Misha
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Change log
May 21, 2009 13:36: Natalie changed "May Offend" from "Not Checked" to "Checked"
Proposed translations
+1
6 hrs
Atanas Naydenov
The happy client is the best ad
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
i'll shit in hay but not obey!
a little bit more poetic ... :)
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Note added at 12 days (2009-06-03 05:57:09 GMT) Post-grading
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now, that i saw Misha's entry with "submit" another version came to mind:
I'll walk/wade/sleep/die/float on/ shit but not submit!
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Note added at 12 days (2009-06-03 05:57:09 GMT) Post-grading
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now, that i saw Misha's entry with "submit" another version came to mind:
I'll walk/wade/sleep/die/float on/ shit but not submit!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Artem Velichko
: it looks lexically closer and rhymes like the original, good go!
3 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
7 mins
I'd sh...t myself rather than give up/submit/yield/
That's your verbatim translation. Otherwise, Mark is right, you need to know more of the context.
+1
2 hrs
shit or bust
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Samantha Payn
: I agree with Mark that more context would be good, but without that, this is my choice.
1 hr
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thanks, Samantha Payn
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Discussion
the phrase may be addressed to stubborn person in case stupid actions may be even "dangerous" for stubborn beggar :-)