ne si stoi wkusti

English translation: does not stay at home [very often]

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Bulgarian term or phrase:	ne si stoi wkusti
English translation:	does not stay at home [very often]
Entered by:	Pavel Tsvetkov

23:31 Mar 28, 2008

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Bulgarian term or phrase: ne si stoi wkusti

Context: "Ima i po-malko swetlina otkaolkoto az bih iskala, no Maria ne si stoi wkusti, za da go zabelezhi."

This is from an e-mail message written in Latin letters. The transliteration is less than consistent, so I'm not even sure if "wkusti" is "вкусти" or "вкъщи."

James McVay KudoZ activity Questions: 245 (1 open) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 514 United States
Local time: 09:02

does not stay at home [very often]

Explanation:
:)

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Note added at 6 mins (2008-03-28 23:38:20 GMT)
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The full translation:

There is also less light than I would like [it to have], but Maria does not stay at home [or: does not spend so much time at home], to notice it.

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Note added at 13 mins (2008-03-28 23:45:28 GMT)
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The author seems to imply that Maria should be spending more time at home since she tends not to notice obvious things (say, that there is not enough light).

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Note added at 11 hrs (2008-03-29 11:16:24 GMT)
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The language used is neutral, rather than colloquial, so I do not think that phrases characteristic predominantly of spoken English would be particularly appropriate here. There are such phrases in Bulgarian as well: "не се свърта вкъщи" for example, but I do not see any of those phrases used in this e-mail (as quoted above).

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Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:02

Grading comment

Thanks, Pavel! You're very helpful.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

does not stay at home [very often]

Pavel Tsvetkov

5 +2

"doesn't hang around the house much"

Efrosina Perry

4 +2

she is never home

Rumyana Angelova

Answers

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

"doesn't hang around the house much"

Explanation:
Since e-mail lingo is more informal, I'd probably use the above version,

Efrosina Perry
United States
Local time: 07:02
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

1 hr confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

she is never home

Explanation:
It seems from the context that Maria is rarely home so I would use ‘never’..
e.g. And there’s less light, at least not as much as I would want it to be, but Maria is never home to notice..
I also like Efrosina's suggestion..

Example sentence(s):

And there’s less light, at least not as much as I would want it to be, but Maria is never home to notice..

Rumyana Angelova
Local time: 14:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

does not stay at home [very often]

Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 16:02
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Bulgarian,

English
PRO pts in category: 36

Grading comment

Thanks, Pavel! You're very helpful.

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