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залезть

English translation: to break into

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Russian term or phrase:залезть
English translation:to break into
Entered by: Jack Doughty

14:57 Feb 22, 2010
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
Russian term or phrase: залезть
"Воры залезли на дачу."

Не обязательно бесшумно и незаметно ("steal", как мне кажется, не подходит), но преодолев известные препятствия в виде замка и забора.
Iohann
to break into
Explanation:
In the UK there is a criminal offence called "breaking and entering".
In reference to a specific building, this would be "breaking into".
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:58
Grading comment
Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +13to break into
Jack Doughty
4 +1to make an intrusion or to penetrate
Vendrov
4burgle
Valery Kaminski
4to get into
Dylan Edwards


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to make an intrusion or to penetrate


Explanation:
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Vendrov
France
Local time: 16:58
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  erika rubinstein: to penetrate
4 mins
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +13
to break into


Explanation:
In the UK there is a criminal offence called "breaking and entering".
In reference to a specific building, this would be "breaking into".

Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:58
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 80
Grading comment
Thank you!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Yana Soboleva
11 mins
  -> Thank you.
agree  Angela Greenfield: but of course!
38 mins
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agree  Kateryna Kachurets
1 hr
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agree  Judith Hehir
1 hr
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agree  Anna Bordanova (Semyonova)
2 hrs
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agree  Yuliya UA
2 hrs
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agree  Alexandra Taggart:
2 hrs
  -> Thank you. Yes, getting through the fence was a real breakthrough for them, wasn't it?
agree  Oleksiy Markunin: Definitely!
2 hrs
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agree  Victor Zagria
2 hrs
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agree  Valery Kaminski: http://tinyurl.com/ycq5ysc
4 hrs
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agree  Aleksey Chervinskiy
4 hrs
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agree  svetlana cosquéric
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agree  zmejka
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
burgle


Explanation:
burglars они - если взломали и сперли из закрытого жилья

Valery Kaminski
Belarus
Local time: 17:58
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Alexandra Taggart: Домысливаете, милый! to burgle - ограбить
1 hr
  -> Ага, а эти "воры" залезли, чтобы поспать там ...
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to get into


Explanation:
the got into the dacha

This is neutral in the sense that it puts no emphasis on the degree of force (if any) used; it simply indicates that they succeeded in entering.

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Note added at 1 hr (2010-02-22 16:34:15 GMT)
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Typo: they got into the dacha

"The burglars got into the ..." - many examples on these lines can be found.

Dylan Edwards
United Kingdom
Local time: 15:58
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 20
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