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Это у вас не все дома, наверное

English translation: YOU must have a screw loose

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Russian term or phrase:Это у вас не все дома, наверное
English translation:YOU must have a screw loose
Entered by: OWatts

17:00 Jul 4, 2015
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Russian term or phrase: Это у вас не все дома, наверное
Здравствуйте, помогите, пожалуйста, правильно перевести эту фразу. Вот это место в ролике: https://youtu.be/53WbKPqgbdQ?t=2m7s

Диалог развивается так:

- У вас, что, не все дома?

- Это у вас не все дома, наверное.
Mikola
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:16
You must have a screw loose
Explanation:
- Do you have a screw loose?
- You must have a screw loose.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-07-04 19:15:19 GMT)
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"You must have a screw loose" (with the stress on YOU) is also an adequate translation, though I like Rachel's suggestion, too.
For reference:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tY455JR5e2QC&pg=PA93&lpg...
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OWatts
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
Grading comment
Спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5 +3See choice below
Jack slep
4 +2You must have a screw loose
OWatts
4 +1It seems to be you who is not all there.
Lazyt3ch
4see
Michael Korovkin
3It seems that you are out of your mind
Nadezhda Golubeva
2 +1It`s you who seem to be nuts
Natalia Volkova


Discussion entries: 1





  

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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
It seems that you are out of your mind


Explanation:
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Nadezhda Golubeva
Russian Federation
Local time: 11:16
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Rachel Douglas: Much too up-tight and formal for this context.
1 hr
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
It`s you who seem to be nuts


Explanation:
- Are you nuts?!
- It`s you who seem to be nuts!

Natalia Volkova
Russian Federation
Native speaker of: Russian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov
14 hrs
  -> Thank you!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
It seems to be you who is not all there.


Explanation:
A: Are you not all there?

B: It seems to be you who is not all there.

Lazyt3ch
Local time: 13:16
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Douglas: Less long-winded for B: "You're the one who's not all there."
27 mins
  -> Thank you, and for the improvement, too!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
You must have a screw loose


Explanation:
- Do you have a screw loose?
- You must have a screw loose.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2015-07-04 19:15:19 GMT)
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"You must have a screw loose" (with the stress on YOU) is also an adequate translation, though I like Rachel's suggestion, too.
For reference:
https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=tY455JR5e2QC&pg=PA93&lpg...


    Reference: http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english-chinese-t...
OWatts
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:16
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Rachel Douglas: For the reply, "You're the one with a screw loose." My absolute favorite such expressions are Australian: "to have wallabees loose in the top paddock" and "to be one stubby short of a six-pack."
25 mins
  -> Thank you, Rachel.
agree  Mark Berelekhis: With Rachel's "You're the one..."
48 mins
  -> Thank you, Mark.
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
See choice below


Explanation:

1. Not the brightest light in the harbor.

2. The light's on but no one's home.

3. Not the brightest bulb in the box.

4. A few screws short of a hardware store.

5. Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.

6. A few cards short of a deck.

7. A few fries short of a Happy Meal.

8. About as sharp as a marble.

9. Only has one oar in the water.

10. Smart as a bag of rocks.

11. A burger short of a combo meal.


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Note added at 7 hrs (2015-07-05 00:35:58 GMT)
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Or I gues your could say, you're a dumb ass, you're elevator didn't reach the top floor,etc.

Jack slep
Local time: 04:16
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Lazyt3ch: +1 to (2. The light's on but no one's home.)
5 hrs
  -> Thank you,Rashid!
agree  Leniana Koroleva: 2
17 hrs
  -> Leniana, thnk you!
agree  Jurate Kazlauskaite: Nice suggestions: thank you :))
1 day 18 hrs
  -> Jurate! Thank you!
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
see


Explanation:
- are you off your rocker, or what?
- it's you who's off the rocker, maybe

BTW, with all due respect to our learned colleagues, "you are the one" is too 1800s to use on the streets of Moscow...
That's not a Buckingham Palace tea-and-cucumber-sandwiches party...

Michael Korovkin
Italy
Local time: 10:16
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 36
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