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чтобы духу здесь не было

English translation: he\'d better not show his face round here again!

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Russian term or phrase:чтобы духу здесь не было
English translation:he\'d better not show his face round here again!
Entered by: Olesya Poleschuk

07:31 Oct 14, 2019
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Сленг
Russian term or phrase: чтобы духу здесь не было
Я больше повторять не буду. Чтобы духу его здесь больше не было.
Olesya Poleschuk
Kazakhstan
Local time: 19:15
he'd better not show his face round here again!
Explanation:
Similar to other variants, but more idiomatic.

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-10-14 09:14:34 GMT)
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And for the first bit: I'm only going to say this once!
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David Knowles
Local time: 15:15
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4he'd better not show his face round here again!
David Knowles
3 +2so there's no trace of him [anywhere] in sight!
Oleg Lozinskiy
4Get him out of here for good!
IrinaN
3He'd better keep his sorry ass outta here!
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
Summary of reference entries provided
I never want to see his face here / He is never to show his face here
Turdimurod Rakhmanov

Discussion entries: 1





  

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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
so there's no trace of him [anywhere] in sight!


Explanation:
А чем Мультитран не устраивает?

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Note added at 21 мин (2019-10-14 07:53:14 GMT)
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С другими вариантами можно ознакомиться здесь: https://translate.academic.ru/чтобы духу не было/ru/xx/

Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Local time: 17:15
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DTSM: с вариантами по ссылке
5 mins
  -> Thank you!
agree  Turdimurod Rakhmanov: тоже с вариантами по ссылке
7 mins
  -> Thank you, Turdimurod!
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
he'd better not show his face round here again!


Explanation:
Similar to other variants, but more idiomatic.

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Note added at 1 hr (2019-10-14 09:14:34 GMT)
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And for the first bit: I'm only going to say this once!

David Knowles
Local time: 15:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Turdimurod Rakhmanov
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Turdimurod!
agree  DTSM
2 hrs
  -> Thanks DT SM!
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Frank!
agree  svetlana cosquéric
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Svetlana!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Get him out of here for good!


Explanation:
Just another option in US English.

IrinaN
United States
Local time: 09:15
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 8
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
He'd better keep his sorry ass outta here!


Explanation:
The way it is spoken on the streets:

Lol if u don't get ur sorry ass outta here
https://twitter.com/mehdonny/status/1039946849686306816?lang...

or master key or whatever that should help get alla our sorry asses outta here.
https://books.google.com/books?id=mMjHJQHn8IwC&pg=PA56&lpg=P...
ccccccccccccccccccccccccc

. Drag his sorry ass outta here and don't none of you bother to try an' eat here again, you hear me?
https://www.google.com/search?sxsrf=ACYBGNQS8XkaEgEIjPATLCJC...

You gotta nail that demon and kick his sorry ass outta town.
https://context.reverso.net/translation/english-french/fucki...

George Strait's finest hour is when he said "If I ever hear your name around country music, I'll sue you so fast you won't believe it. Now go 'head. Get your ass outta here. Get your ass outta."
https://texags.com/forums/12/topics/1471093



Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 10:15
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 22
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Reference comments


24 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: I never want to see his face here / He is never to show his face here

Reference information:
I never want to see his face here / He is never to show his face here/ He'd better clear out of here or out of my sight

Turdimurod Rakhmanov
Kyrgyzstan
Native speaker of: Native in UzbekUzbek, Native in KirghizKirghiz
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
3 hrs
  -> Thank you, Frank.
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