Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
не приставай к человеку!
English translation:
leave the man alone!
Russian term
Specialist in Civil Law & Contracts
Native in: English 
Works in: Russian to English, English, Ukrainian to English
не преставай к человеку
Three former husbands turn up unexpectedly. A is the daughter, B and C are former husbands. All I can think of is "don't get in this man's way", but I could be way off!
A
Как вы все здесь оказались?
(to B)
Пап, ты же должен был улетать?
B
Долгая история…
C
Да загулял он, загулял. Не приставай к человеку.
Jul 28, 2012 13:58: David Knowles Created KOG entry
Jul 30, 2012 23:15: Natalie changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/39225">David Knowles's</a> old entry - "не преставай к человеку!"" to ""leave the man alone!""
Proposed translations
United Kingdom
Bilingual Finance, Law & Business Pro
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English, English to Russian
leave the man alone (with all your questions)
| Thanks Konstantin - that sounds just right! |
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
Don't pester the man!
United States
Legal and literary translator. Linguist.
Native in: English (Variants: British, US) , Polish (Variant: Standard-Poland)
Works in: Russian to English, Polish to English, Swedish to English
Leave the old man alone
United Kingdom
Experienced, fast financial translator
Native in: Polish
Works in: English to Polish, Polish to English, Russian to English, and 2 more.
get off his back
- Stop bothering me, stop pestering me, stop nagging me
United States
Experience and Quality
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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