translation help

Krystyna Steiger steiger at ROGERS.COM
Wed Dec 30 18:52:51 UTC 2009


Tim, Oleg Phillipe and Helen,
thanks so much for your help!
Happy New Year to all,
Krystyna
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From: "Helen Halva" <hhalva at MINDSPRING.COM>
To: <SEELANGS at bama.ua.edu>
Sent: Wednesday, December 30, 2009 8:10 AM
Subject: Re: [SEELANGS] translation help


>I would suggest something on the order of:
> You always have to stick your nose into everything.
> You always have to make a big deal out of everything.
> You just can't let sleeping dogs lie.
>
> HH
>
>
>
> Krystyna Steiger wrote:
>> Season's greetings,
>> I was hoping someone could help me translate the following phrase from my 
>> P'etsukh text:
>>
>> "� ������ ������ ���� ���� �������"
>> (V kazhdyi gorshok tebe nado pliunut')
>>
>> The person being addressed is an idealist and a bit of a 
>> pessimist/alarmist.  For instance, when one of his fellow-tenants 
>> disappears from their communal apartment, he suspects foul play right off 
>> the bat, which prompts the phrase in question from another neighbor.
>> Any ideas would be great.
>> Thanks in advance,
>> Krystyna
>>
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