Правдолюбы
English translation: (little) goody two-shoes/do-gooder
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| 14:56 Sep 30, 2016 |
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|  Selected response from: Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D. United States Local time: 15:38 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | (little) goody two-shoes/do-gooder |
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| 5 | Goody-goodies |
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| 4 | holier-than-thou's |
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| 4 | Oh, look at you acting all righteous! |
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| 4 | Social justice warriors |
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| 3 | truth addicts |
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holier-than-thou's Explanation: - |
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truth addicts Explanation: truth addiction |
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| Ой, ладно, правдолюбы! Oh, look at you acting all righteous! Explanation: Насколько я понимаю, выражение синонимично «Нашлись праведники!». Holier-than-thou's is a good choice too, but I'm not sure if it's used in modern speech. |
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peer agreement (net): +1(little) goody two-shoes/do-gooder Explanation: Little adds to the insult or sarcasm, if you will. ccccccccccccccc http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/goody two-shoesvvvvvvvvv... The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes is a children's story published by John Newbery in London in 1765. The story popularized the phrase "goody two-shoes", often used to describe an excessively virtuous person, a do-gooder.[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_History_of_Little_Goody_Tw... ccccccccccccccccccccccccc goody two-shoes 1. adjective (used as a modifier before a noun) Of or having prudish, self-righteous and/or rigidly moral standards. Many have been critical of the agency as being nothing but a goody two-shoes organization more concerned with telling people how to behave than serving their best interests. 2. An exceedingly and/or haughtily prudish, self-righteous, or rigidly moral person; someone who conforms inflexibly to the rules or the law. Mary is such a goody-two shoes, always squealing to the teacher when one of us does something against the rules. Our gang would have control of half the city if that goody two-shoes hadn't somehow gotten himself elected governor. http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/goody two-shoes |
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Social justice warriors Explanation: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_justice_warrior |
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Goody-goodies Explanation: Я бы отошла от русского наименования, девушка просто хотела их немного культурно обозвать, так что не стоит переводить дословно. Мне нравиться вариант "goody-goodies", а также "you two goodies", "sportsmen" или "truepennies" Reference: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/goody-goodies |
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