Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
А вам мешают эти машины?
English translation:
Do those cars bother you?
Added to glossary by
Sara Buzadzh (X)
Mar 3, 2015 17:09
9 yrs ago
Russian term
А вам мешают эти машины?
Russian to English
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Linguistics
Подскажите, пожалуйста, как правильно сказать эту фразу на английском. Небольшой контекст: человек встретился с пожилой соседкой по подъезду, и они обсуждают автомобили других жильцов, которыми заставлен весь двор дома.
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Mar 4, 2015 17:35: Sara Buzadzh (X) Created KOG entry
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Do those cars bother you?
Or depending on the register of the translation, more conversationally:
Do those cars bug you?
Do those cars bug you?
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Alla_K
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Angela Greenfield
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LilianNekipelov
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Rachel Douglas
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danya
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Sarah McDowell
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cyhul
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
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Mark Berelekhis
United States
United States
Native in Russian
&
English
United States
Exemplary quality, truly bilingual
Native in: Russian 
, English
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
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16
Are you bothered by (all) these cars?
Or "Aren't you bothered..." to make it a little stronger.
+1
4 mins
Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Experience and Responsibility
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
+3
9 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
Native in Russian
Germany
US-educated, precise & thorough
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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23
Do you have a problem with those cars?
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Discussion
Если машины мешают пройти, подошло бы "Are these cars in your way?" или "Do these cars get in your way?".