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Захочешь, как миленький

English translation: Oh, you'll want it all right!

23:10 Aug 9, 2014
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Russian term or phrase: Захочешь, как миленький
Разговор между сыном и матерью. Сын говорит, что не хочет поступать в военное училище, а мать отвечает: "Тебя никто и не спрашивает! Захочешь, как миленький!"

Можно, конечно, перевести по смыслу, н-р: You'll have to agree etc. Но хотелось бы передать стиль, перевести в форме сленга.
Заранее спасибо!
Anna Shaughnessy (X)
United States
Local time: 08:17
English translation:Oh, you'll want it all right!
Explanation:
Like Mark said, there's tons of good ways to say this. That's the beauty of writing dialogue. Conversationally, you could also use "Oh, you'd better!" and "Who's even asking you?" and add "oh, you little bugger," but of course we are not writing this from scratch. We are just translating someone else's mush. Bummer!
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The Misha
Local time: 11:17
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5Oh, you'll want it all right!
The Misha
4 +1You SHALL want to!
Anton Konashenok
4 +1How cute! You thought I was asking! / As if you have a choice in the matter!
Mark Berelekhis
4 +1см.
Roman Bardachev
4like a good boy (lamb, no sweet)
kergap --


  

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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
like a good boy (lamb, no sweet)


Explanation:
http://translate.academic.ru/?q=как миленький&f=ru&t=xx&styp...

КАК МИЛЕНЬКИЙ coll
[как + AdjP; adv]
=====
1. [usu. nom; if used in nom, subj-controlled; if used in an oblique case, obj-controlled]
⇒ (to do sth.) without resistance, not daring to object; (to do sth. to s.o.) without that person's daring to object:
- like a good (little) boy (girl);
- like a lamb;
- without (daring to make) a whImper (a peep).

kergap --
Russian Federation
Local time: 18:17
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Anton Konashenok: Эти варианты хорошо подходят для описательного контекста ("и он пошел как миленький"), здесь же не описание, а угроза.
28 mins
neutral  The Misha: w. Anton. This isn't good for dialogue. And if anything, it should be "like a good boy YOU ARE"
2 hrs
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47 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
You SHALL want to!


Explanation:
Этого достаточно - передается и смысл, и эмфаза. В учебниках об этом говорится очень редко, но употребление модального глагола shall во втором лице чаще всего несет смысл угрозы.


    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shall_and_will
Anton Konashenok
Czech Republic
Local time: 17:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MariyaN (X)
1 hr
  -> Спасибо, Мария
neutral  The Misha: All due respect, Anton, but this is a little too much for a modern context. This reminds me of fire and brimstone and the mormon enclave in Wyoming circa the late 1860s I have just watched a show about.
2 hrs
  -> Maybe you're right :-)
neutral  LilianNekipelov: not, in AE at least.
9 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
How cute! You thought I was asking! / As if you have a choice in the matter!


Explanation:
Some options, there are certainly plenty.

Mark Berelekhis
United States
Local time: 11:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 123

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  svetlana cosquéric
9 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Oh, you'll want it all right!


Explanation:
Like Mark said, there's tons of good ways to say this. That's the beauty of writing dialogue. Conversationally, you could also use "Oh, you'd better!" and "Who's even asking you?" and add "oh, you little bugger," but of course we are not writing this from scratch. We are just translating someone else's mush. Bummer!

The Misha
Local time: 11:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks, everyone!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Maxim Olshin
3 hrs
  -> Thank you
agree  P.L.F. Persio
5 hrs
  -> Thank you, miss:)
agree  Michael Korovkin
6 hrs
  -> Much obliged, Michael.
neutral  LilianNekipelov: Not with this punctuation, and spelling, otherwise, possibly. You need a comma, after 'it', plus I would spell it "alright"--to make it sound more slangish, in this context.
6 hrs
  -> ? How about "Oy vey, ye'll wanid alrighty..." That better?
agree  Evgeny Artemov (X)
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, Evgeny.
agree  MariyaN (X)
17 hrs
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
см.


Explanation:
Depending on how your dialogue is actually structured, could be something like this:

- I won't go to a military school
- You bet you will

Roman Bardachev
Canada
Local time: 09:17
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Erzsébet Czopyk
12 hrs
  -> Thank you, Erzsebet
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