Угораздило

in как тебя туда угораздило?

How to translate Угораздило ?

Cheers

How did you manage to get stuck like this?
What on earth made you stay there?

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Originally Posted by Lampada

What on earth made you stay there?

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Is it a proper translation? :o

Why not? I think it's a proper translation. What's wrong with it?

For example, you run into an old friend of yours who lives in a foreign country and you ask him/her: Как тебя туда (или сюда) угораздило? What on earth made you stay/come over there?

Ohh, I overlooked the context.

угораздило - отдельно почти не переводиться
скорее это разговорное выражение. запоминайте целиком

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Originally Posted by Mordan

in как тебя туда угораздило?

How to translate Угораздило ?

Cheers

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From my dictionary:

verb "угораздить" -- to urge, induce

but in normal speach it have strong negative connotations (to urge to do something very wrong)

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Originally Posted by Scorpio

From my dictionary:

verb "угораздить" -- to urge, induce

but in normal speach it have strong negative connotations (to urge to do something very wrong)

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Although gramota.ru (the only dictionary I can access from work) gives 2 meanings for the word "УГОРАЗДИТЬ", I personally have never heard it being used in the sense to urge (meaning 1.), the second meaning is very common.


УГОРАЗДИТЬ сов. перех.
1. безл. разг. Побудить кого-л. сделать, устроить что-л. (обычно ненужное, нелепое, в ущерб себе).
2. безл. разг.-сниж. Попасть, угодить куда-л., во что-л. (обычно неприятное).