Sep 4, 2013 21:24
10 yrs ago
Russian term
припекло
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Не следи за своим здоровьем: к врачам нужно ходить только тогда, кода что-то сильно припечет!
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59 mins
LilianNekipelov
United States
United States
Native in English
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
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12
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when you have no other choice, when you are forced to do it
When you have syndromes which will make you go.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you!"
10 mins
Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Russian
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488
only when you're up the (shit) creek without a paddle
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12 mins
see
I suspect it's just another colloquial way to say "приспичит"
One way to translate: you only see a doctor when it's really urgent / if you really need to / when something goes wrong / etc.
there might be certainly more ways to put it. I'll be happy to learn too
One way to translate: you only see a doctor when it's really urgent / if you really need to / when something goes wrong / etc.
there might be certainly more ways to put it. I'll be happy to learn too
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| thank you! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Olga Cartlidge
: приспичит : E.g. We say," Pochemu tebe prispichilo zanimatsya etim seychas ?" Meaning you got it into your head to do it right now although it is not necessary. Pripeklo means roughly "you ve been cornered", the problem is outside the person's control.
23 hrs
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thanks, but how so? | Thank you for taking the time to explain. I definitely agree.
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27 mins
Tevah_Trans
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&
English
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MS Industrial Engineering; MBA
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56
At the breaking point/boiling point
Only see a doctor when you've reached that boiling point
Maybe.
Maybe.
+1
4 hrs
Andrew Vdovin
Native in Russian
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DELVING into DETAIL
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83
you can't stand it any longer
Also possible.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-05 02:06:46 GMT)
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OR:
...when you can't stand the pain any longer.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2013-09-05 02:06:46 GMT)
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OR:
...when you can't stand the pain any longer.
4 hrs
Pham Xuan Thanh
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8
when the chips are down / (something is) in a pinch
in a pinch:
in an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_a_pinch
when the chips are down:
when the pressure is on; when the situation is urgent or critical; when everything has gone wrong (or pear shaped!).
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/when_the_chips_are_down
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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-09-05 07:01:19 GMT)
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"in a pinch" image examples:
http://www.cfah.org/prepared-patient/prepared-patient-articl...
http://healthandwellness.vanderbilt.edu/news/2011/09/parents...
http://www.yelp.com/biz/silverside-medical-aid-unit-wilmingt...
http://waileamedicalcenter.com/kihei/
http://scienceblog.com/9099/growing-number-of-big-stores-fea...
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/appletree-medical-centre-ottawa-3
in an urgent or difficult situation; when no other solution is available
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/in_a_pinch
when the chips are down:
when the pressure is on; when the situation is urgent or critical; when everything has gone wrong (or pear shaped!).
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/when_the_chips_are_down
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Note added at 9 hrs (2013-09-05 07:01:19 GMT)
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"in a pinch" image examples:
http://www.cfah.org/prepared-patient/prepared-patient-articl...
http://healthandwellness.vanderbilt.edu/news/2011/09/parents...
http://www.yelp.com/biz/silverside-medical-aid-unit-wilmingt...
http://waileamedicalcenter.com/kihei/
http://scienceblog.com/9099/growing-number-of-big-stores-fea...
http://www.yelp.ca/biz/appletree-medical-centre-ottawa-3
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