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prishol v sandaliyah na bosu nogu

English translation: I/he came in sandals on bare feet

20:21 Aug 8, 2001
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Russian term or phrase: prishol v sandaliyah na bosu nogu
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English translation:I/he came in sandals on bare feet
Explanation:
I/he came in sandals on bare feet

'na bosu nogu' is a set phrase that means 'on bare feet'

'prishol', singular male, either first person or third, from 'priti' (to come)
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Marcus Malabad
Canada
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Summary of answers provided
na +2I/he came in sandals on bare feet
Marcus Malabad
na +2clarification
Marcus Malabad
na +2he came / arrived / turned up WEARING sandals on his bare / sockless feet
mayakal
na...came in wearing sandals on bare feet...
Rostov


  

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41 mins peer agreement (net): +2
I/he came in sandals on bare feet


Explanation:
I/he came in sandals on bare feet

'na bosu nogu' is a set phrase that means 'on bare feet'

'prishol', singular male, either first person or third, from 'priti' (to come)

Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Johanna Timm, PhD: yes
48 mins
agree  DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X)
2 hrs
disagree  DrSantos: Explain to me: how come "bare feet" with sandals? Bare legs I understand.
2 hrs
  -> hey Doc,
agree  Nermina (X)
9 hrs
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3 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
clarification


Explanation:
got cut off, Doc:
'sandals on bare feet' means the wearer has no socks on...sounds perfectly fine in English

Marcus Malabad
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in TagalogTagalog
PRO pts in category: 30

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DR. RICHARD BAVRY (X): kind of an Anglo no socks on, eh Marcus?
34 mins
agree  DrSantos: Ah it is that kind of barefeet.Thanks for explaning it to me.
11 hrs
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9 hrs peer agreement (net): +2
he came / arrived / turned up WEARING sandals on his bare / sockless feet


Explanation:
"wearing", I think is essential.

mayakal
Local time: 15:12
Native speaker of: Native in BulgarianBulgarian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DrSantos: Correct - now I know it - it a sockless bare feet with sandals.
4 hrs
agree  Christopher Gierig: several variation saying the same thing
10 hrs
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19 hrs
...came in wearing sandals on bare feet...


Explanation:
... the train station. At that moment, there came out of the train station a hunched-over
old man, wearing sandals on bare feet, carrying a heavy icon on his chest ...



    Reference: http://saintjohnwonderworker.org/vladika.htm
Rostov
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