Translation help

[Alina Israeli]

>In addition, "shlyapa" often means "good for nothing" when refers to a
>man.

Not quite:

?On takaja shljapa, nichego pochinit' ne umeet.
??? On sovershennejshaja shljapa, vse u nego valitsja iz ruk.

compare: proshljapit' - propustit', prozevat'.

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Alina Israeli
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