Tìm Giáo viên Tiếng Anh
Yevgeniya
how to show your disagreement and indignation?
How to translate Russian expressions «Ну, уж нет!» или «Увольте!» «Чёрта с два!» или «Как бы не так!» into English?
For those who don’t know Russian: Which expression do you use to show your disagreement and indignation when someone wants you to do that you don’t want to do? I gathered a bunch of expressions but I am not sure which is the most relevant in the following situation:
"For the fifth time my boss asked me to work overtime (on weekend) and I know that it won’t be extra pay for this hours. So I thought to myself: “No way!/ Horse feathers! /My foot! My ass! /Like hell I am going to do this!/ The deuce a bit!” and found a reasonable excuse not to come to the office."
Which should I choose?
Thank you!
13 Thg 01 2016 10:03
Câu trả lời · 10
1
“No way!/ Horse feathers! /My foot! My ass! /Like hell I am going to do this! >( very) rude
The deuce a bit!”> not sure what you mean / No way Jose = no way in hell > rude
I would just say " Sorry , I cant ! ( ...reasons >>>>)
13 tháng 1 năm 2016
1
Well, if it's just in your head (our thoughts affect the world, too, but if we can't protect our thoughts, what hope is there)... and at the risk of a thousand downvotes, here are random things that come to mind after too much coffee (which is any coffee in my case):
"Aw hellzz naw!"
"Shove that!"
"Really?? ... really?"
"That s**t won't fly with me."
"I think not."
"Uhhh... no."
"And the survey says no!" (Family Feud)
"What a clusterf**k!" (when things won't stop going wrong)
"Eat it!" (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZcJjMnHoIBI)
One of the Russian phrases you used seemed to translate to something like "Dismissed!", which would be an interesting way of saying it.
13 tháng 1 năm 2016
1
A lot would depend on how polite or rude you want to be. With something like that - you can get _very_ rude.
From the ones you gave, I have never heard anyone say 'Horse feathers', and 'the deuce a bit' sounds like something a Victorian would say. (i.e. a century ago).
'No way', and 'my foot' are both relatively common, and relatively polite. 'like hell' is a bit less polite.
13 tháng 1 năm 2016
Sorry, I have gathered...
13 tháng 1 năm 2016
Bạn vẫn không tìm thấy được các câu trả lời cho mình?
Hãy viết xuống các câu hỏi của bạn và để cho người bản xứ giúp bạn!
Yevgeniya
Kỹ năng ngôn ngữ
Tiếng Anh, Tiếng Pháp, Tiếng Hy Lạp, Tiếng Nga, Tiếng U-crai-na
Ngôn ngữ đang học
Tiếng Anh
Bài viết Bạn Có lẽ Cũng Thích

5 Polite Ways to Say “No” at Work
1 lượt thích · 0 Bình luận

Speak More Fluently with This Simple Technique
27 lượt thích · 5 Bình luận

How to Read and Understand a Business Contract in English
21 lượt thích · 4 Bình luận
Thêm bài viết