Jul 15, 2021 09:48
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твоя – не твоя
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From a short story. The father is confronting the young man who got his daughter pregnant. I'm not quite sure why the young man says "Внучка" instead of "дочка", maybe to be even more insulting.
“Катись от меня старый козёл. Внучка твоя, твоя – не твоя, сама поблядушка ко мне лезла, и не знаю, от меня ли она залетела.”
“Катись от меня старый козёл. Внучка твоя, твоя – не твоя, сама поблядушка ко мне лезла, и не знаю, от меня ли она залетела.”
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Denis Fesik
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or whoever she is to you
that slutty grand-kid of yours, or whoever she is to you, was the one that hit on me first (kind of long, I know; and the word 'daughter' is a horrible choice when you have to juggle it around like you can do in Russian, the English one has zero flexibility)
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another somewhat shorter one: That slutty bitch (is she your grand-kid or whatever?) was the one... etc.
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another somewhat shorter one: That slutty bitch (is she your grand-kid or whatever?) was the one... etc.
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It doesn't matter whether she is yours or not
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your granddaughter...
Maybe he's implying "like mother like daughter"? Like he's telling the father that the baby his daughter is carrying may not actually be his granddaughter because his daughter is a woman of loose character, so maybe her mother lied about the older man being the father of his daughter as well.
It depends on how you translate everything he's saying, but there are a lot of options:
your "granddaughter" isn't actually your granddaughter
your "granddaughter" isn't yours
your granddaughter isn't actually yours
But, I'd really consider moving away from direct translation and adding" probably": "your granddaughter's probably not even your granddaughter"
Or, "she's probably not even your granddaughter"
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It really depends on how you adapt his style/rhythm, but I'd probably do something like:
"Screw you, old man. Your granddaughter’s probably not even your granddaughter! That whore came onto me hard--I doubt the baby’s even mine."
I just think it's really important to clarify what's actually being communicated here rather than try to do a direct translation. Then again, this was a super quick go at it and, maybe, you can come up with something that preserves the syntax if you thought on it longer.
It depends on how you translate everything he's saying, but there are a lot of options:
your "granddaughter" isn't actually your granddaughter
your "granddaughter" isn't yours
your granddaughter isn't actually yours
But, I'd really consider moving away from direct translation and adding" probably": "your granddaughter's probably not even your granddaughter"
Or, "she's probably not even your granddaughter"
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It really depends on how you adapt his style/rhythm, but I'd probably do something like:
"Screw you, old man. Your granddaughter’s probably not even your granddaughter! That whore came onto me hard--I doubt the baby’s even mine."
I just think it's really important to clarify what's actually being communicated here rather than try to do a direct translation. Then again, this was a super quick go at it and, maybe, you can come up with something that preserves the syntax if you thought on it longer.
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(whether) yours or not
He is insulting the old man by implying that he is old enough to be the girl's grandfather. Also, he does not care whether she is or is not his (grand)daughter): "I don't care whether she is yours or not."
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whatever
I would depict this one not literally,
Your granddaughter. Whatever (whatever she is)
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If unknown, then grandchild or grandkid
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to keep the style in the original,
It is even better to render using the word "grandbaby".
I think in Russian, the speaker is trying to say that the old man's daughter is still grandbaby or very young in his eyes. But in fact, she is not. She is not innocent as well in this cituation.
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situation
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And I would not use "whoever", I believe "whatever" itself gives what we want.
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If we say "whoever" it is more direct and the tone and style would be somewhat different.
Your granddaughter. Whatever (whatever she is)
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If unknown, then grandchild or grandkid
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Note added at 1 day 53 mins (2021-07-16 10:42:20 GMT)
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to keep the style in the original,
It is even better to render using the word "grandbaby".
I think in Russian, the speaker is trying to say that the old man's daughter is still grandbaby or very young in his eyes. But in fact, she is not. She is not innocent as well in this cituation.
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situation
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And I would not use "whoever", I believe "whatever" itself gives what we want.
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If we say "whoever" it is more direct and the tone and style would be somewhat different.
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yours or whoever's
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You can use "grandkid," instead of "granddaughter," but I'm not sure I understand what you're dealing with on your end yet.