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Александр Шматькоasked for translation hace 8 años
How to translate? (ru-en)

сесть кому-то на шею

Author’s comment

Она хочет сесть этому парню на шею со своими детьми.

User translations (2)

  1. 1.

    (сидеть на шее) live off sb/sth;

    live of someone's backs; to live of the backs of someone

    example

    Она хочет сесть этому парню на шею со своими детьми.

    Example translation

    She wants to live of this fellow, together with her children

    She wants to live of the backs of this fellow, together with her children

    Translator's comment

    http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/live-off-sb-sth

    http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/live+off+the+backs+of

    Не уверен, можно ли сказать "back" если речь идет о шее одного человека

    translation added by grumbler
    Gold ru-en
    1
  2. 2.

    become a dead-weight on somebody, straddle somebody's back

    example

    Она хочет сесть на шею этому парню со своими детьми.

    Example translation

    She wants to straddle this guy's back with her children.

    translation added by Sergei Kutcev
    Bronze ru-en
    1

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