to shout themselves silly

Russian translation: вопить/орать как полоумные/умалишенные

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English term or phrase: to shout themselves silly
Russian translation:вопить/орать как полоумные/умалишенные
Entered by: RSE

12:29 May 12, 2010
English to Russian translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: to shout themselves silly
The public are a lot of jackasses. If you yell and scream and throw yourself about you’ll always get a lot of damned fools to shout themselves silly
RSE
вопить/орать как полоумные/умалишенные
Explanation:
вопить/орать как полоумные/умалишенные (silly)

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Yuliya UA
Local time: 19:45
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Summary of answers provided
3 +4орут как оглашённые
Li Lo
4 +2которые будут драть глотку
erika rubinstein
3 +3вопить по чем зря
Serge Smorkalov
4 +2вопить/орать как полоумные/умалишенные
Yuliya UA
3орать до одурения
Serge Smorkalov


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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
которые будут драть глотку


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erika rubinstein
Local time: 18:45
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 82

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Igor Antipin
4 mins

agree  Yuliya UA: надрывать глотку :)
31 mins
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
вопить по чем зря


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Serge Smorkalov
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ol_Besh: вопить почем зря - очень выразительно!
5 mins

agree  Igor Boyko
10 mins

agree  andress
51 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
орут как оглашённые


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Li Lo
Local time: 19:45
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Igor Boyko: а где делось silly?
0 min
  -> ну, "орать, как идиоты" мне меньше нравится. а шибко умные так громко орать не будут. а в "почем зря" оно куда делось?

agree  Marina Dolinsky (X)
51 mins
  -> :)

agree  LOliver
2 hrs
  -> :)

agree  kergap --: to Igor Boyko а где silly? -----орать до отупения
4 hrs
  -> :)

agree  Serge Smorkalov: почем зря - без причины, а смех/ор без причины признак дурачины
14 hrs
  -> :)
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
вопить/орать как полоумные/умалишенные


Explanation:
вопить/орать как полоумные/умалишенные (silly)



Yuliya UA
Local time: 19:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tatyana Leshkevich: Как полоумные (т.е. как слабоумные - silly).
15 mins
  -> Спасибо большое! Да, вроде бы получилось ближе всего к оригиналу. Будем надеяться :)

agree  DTSM: риспе-е-ект! надо сохранить аллюзию на Моэма
5 hrs
  -> Thanks! :)
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20 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
орать до одурения


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Serge Smorkalov
Local time: 20:45
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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