they are gettin`a little lackin`

Bulgarian translation: разхайтили са се/ разхлабили са му края/ раздават го прекалено свободно

09:25 Jun 29, 2010
English to Bulgarian translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: they are gettin`a little lackin`
това е като коментар за недисциплинарното поведение на една група
Orlan (X)
Local time: 06:09
Bulgarian translation:разхайтили са се/ разхлабили са му края/ раздават го прекалено свободно
Explanation:
разхайтили са се/ разхлабили са му края/ раздават го прекалено свободно/ [започват да] изпускат топката / не го докарват откъм ... / ... не им достига

Ако става дума за дисциплина, първите варианти са подходящи. Ако се има предвид липса на определено качество, старание и пр., тогава последните варианти са по-добри. Начинът на изписване на коментара подсказва, че разговорният вариант е за предпочитане.

OED:

lacking, ppl. a.

(ˈlækɪŋ)

[f. lack v.1 + -ing2.]

1.1 Of things: not at hand; missing; also, short in quantity.

   1480 Wardr. Acc. Edw. IV (1830) 145 Except ij yerdes lakking in alle.    1566 Eng. Ch. Furniture (1866) 82 The Rood with a paire of Clappers Lackinge.    1611 Bible Lev. ii. 13 Neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the Couenant of thy God to bee lacking from thy meat offering.    1879 Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (ed. 6) II. ii. 11 Flour was lacking to make the sacramental bread.    1881 Evans in Speaker's Comm. N.T. III. 241 Historical materials are lacking.

2.2 Of persons, etc.: Deficient, falling short, in want; also, defaulting. †Of a limb: Crippled. Of a district: Destitute.

   1657 Reeve God's Plea 18 Clisophus the Sycophant of Philip feigned himself lame, because his Master had through a wound a laking legge.    1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. III. 310 The lean and lacking corners of the empire produce the most hardy and robust people.    1838 Chalmers Wks. XIII. 186 He may regard God in the light of a jealous exactor and himself in the light of a lacking tributary.    1868 Nettleship Browning i. 44 The tree must give me its leaf or I must go lacking.    1868 Freeman Norm. Conq. (1876) II. vii. 23 In all kingly qualities he was utterly lacking.    1878 Browning La Saisiaz 61 Grant‥This same law found lacking now.


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Additions 1997

Add: [2.]2 Freq. const. in. (Later examples.)

   1902 G. B. Shaw Mrs. Warren's Profession Pref. p. xxi, Critics‥revile me as lacking in passion, in feeling, in manhood.    1927 S. T. Warner Mr. Fortune's Maggot 30 He would not like to think him lacking in natural affection.    1983 R. Sutcliff Blue Remembered Hills (1984) ix. 69 Though not usually lacking in imagination, I never realized what marvels could have been wrought with a lick of prettier paint.
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Pavel Tsvetkov
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Local time: 06:09
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4 +1разхайтили са се/ разхлабили са му края/ раздават го прекалено свободно
Pavel Tsvetkov
3поотпуснали са се
invguy


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разхайтили са се/ разхлабили са му края/ раздават го прекалено свободно


Explanation:
разхайтили са се/ разхлабили са му края/ раздават го прекалено свободно/ [започват да] изпускат топката / не го докарват откъм ... / ... не им достига

Ако става дума за дисциплина, първите варианти са подходящи. Ако се има предвид липса на определено качество, старание и пр., тогава последните варианти са по-добри. Начинът на изписване на коментара подсказва, че разговорният вариант е за предпочитане.

OED:

lacking, ppl. a.

(ˈlækɪŋ)

[f. lack v.1 + -ing2.]

1.1 Of things: not at hand; missing; also, short in quantity.

   1480 Wardr. Acc. Edw. IV (1830) 145 Except ij yerdes lakking in alle.    1566 Eng. Ch. Furniture (1866) 82 The Rood with a paire of Clappers Lackinge.    1611 Bible Lev. ii. 13 Neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the Couenant of thy God to bee lacking from thy meat offering.    1879 Tyndall Fragm. Sci. (ed. 6) II. ii. 11 Flour was lacking to make the sacramental bread.    1881 Evans in Speaker's Comm. N.T. III. 241 Historical materials are lacking.

2.2 Of persons, etc.: Deficient, falling short, in want; also, defaulting. †Of a limb: Crippled. Of a district: Destitute.

   1657 Reeve God's Plea 18 Clisophus the Sycophant of Philip feigned himself lame, because his Master had through a wound a laking legge.    1805 W. Taylor in Ann. Rev. III. 310 The lean and lacking corners of the empire produce the most hardy and robust people.    1838 Chalmers Wks. XIII. 186 He may regard God in the light of a jealous exactor and himself in the light of a lacking tributary.    1868 Nettleship Browning i. 44 The tree must give me its leaf or I must go lacking.    1868 Freeman Norm. Conq. (1876) II. vii. 23 In all kingly qualities he was utterly lacking.    1878 Browning La Saisiaz 61 Grant‥This same law found lacking now.


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Additions 1997

Add: [2.]2 Freq. const. in. (Later examples.)

   1902 G. B. Shaw Mrs. Warren's Profession Pref. p. xxi, Critics‥revile me as lacking in passion, in feeling, in manhood.    1927 S. T. Warner Mr. Fortune's Maggot 30 He would not like to think him lacking in natural affection.    1983 R. Sutcliff Blue Remembered Hills (1984) ix. 69 Though not usually lacking in imagination, I never realized what marvels could have been wrought with a lick of prettier paint.

Pavel Tsvetkov
Bulgaria
Local time: 06:09
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 88
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поотпуснали са се


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