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How can I say it in English? For example:
All the soldiers are playing football wearing civvies on the parade-ground and don't salute officers. Это непорядок.
Or:
Your courier delivered the merchandise to some riffraff at first, and only then - to the most important clients. Это непорядок.
The approximate sense is: ~It's not like it should be.
I think "It's a disorder" doesn't work here, or am I wrong?
P.S. It seems to me, the sentence sounds a bit ironical in Russian. But... maybe I'm wrong :)
That's not right!
That's out of order!
= it is not the right way to behave, it shouldn't happen. These phrases imply a criticism of the action.
It's a disorder sounds like they have a strange illness!
It's out of order also has a different meaning = something has stopped working properly and mustn't be used.[/i]
Оля wrote:
Yes, you are right. Да, Вы правы.Quote:
I think "It's a disorder" doesn't work here, or am I wrong?
Оля wrote:
This is not a translation, but maybe: Это не перевод, но возможно: That's bizarre.Quote:
All the soldiers are playing football wearing civvies on the parade-ground and don't salute officers. . . .
Or:
Your courier delivered the merchandise to some riffraff at first, and only then - to the most important clients. . . .
The approximate sense is: ~It's not like it should be.
Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define. ... &dict=CALDQuote:
bizarre - very strange and unusual:
- a bizarre situation
- bizarre behaviour
Mandy: This is just another thought, I'm not a disagreeing with what you wrote.
By the way, I have another question: is "wearing xxx" a correct turn of speech?Quote:
Originally Posted by Оля
For example:
I see a man with hat
I see a man wearing hat
Here's coming a man wearing hat
?
[quote=Оля]By the way, I have another question: is "wearing xxx" a correct turn of speech?Quote:
Originally Posted by "Оля":2f63e76b
For example:
I see a man with a hat
I see a man wearing a hat
a man wearingQuote:
Here comes
hatCode:a
?[/quote:2f63e76b]
Да Ja Si. :)
Sorry xRoosterx, but I didn't understand your post at all.
Another version, similar to "It's bizarre": "That's a bit odd"Quote:
Originally Posted by Оля
wearing - I say soldiers in civvies because it is similar to "in uniform". You can say wearing uniform, but not really "wearing civvies"; it is clear that a soldier will wear a uniform or, if not in uniform, he will be in civvies.
After wearing you expect a description of a particular item of clothing. .. a hat, etc.
"are playing football " ........ aren't saluting ( sounds more natural, as they aren't saluting during the game but it's not going to continue indefinately - not always ).
Оля wrote:
Yes, when xxx is plural (множественное число).Quote:
is "wearing xxx" a correct turn of speech?
When xxx is singular (единственное число), you need an article (артикль) before xxx.
So xRoosterx corrected you for the article "a": I see a man wearing a hat. (any hat любая шляпа)
Here is the definite article "the": I see a man wearing the hat. (a certain/specific hat определенная шляпа)
Here is the plural: I see a man wearing hats. (two or more hats две или больше шляпы)
By the way "civvies" is plural. http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define. ... &dict=CALD
He forgot that you only speak English. He mean to say 'Yes'. :P :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Оля
Yes, it's correct, but you need the indefinite article before the noun.
"a hat"
Ken, you beat me by 1 minute.
So there is no difference between:
I see a man with a hat
I see a man wearing a hat
?
What about "Here's coming a man wearing a hat"? Is it correct (and sounds natural)?
Matroskin Kot wrote:
Sorry, it was not intentional. This topic was quiet for awhile. :wink:Quote:
Ken, you beat me by 1 minute.
By the way, I've been wondering, how do you quote a portion of a previous post like I see others doing? I'm not doing something right because when I say xxx wrote, it comes out on the left side rather than right above the quote.
Оля wrote:
Well there may be a difference. For example the "man with a hat" may be holding the hat in his hand, and so he is not wearing the hat.Quote:
So there is no difference between:
I see a man with a hat
I see a man wearing a hat
Оля wrote:
No, it is not quite correct. Here is the correct version: Here comes a man wearing a hat. (This version sounds natural)Quote:
What about "Here's coming a man wearing a hat"? Is it correct (and sounds natural)?
Oh, at last! Thank you.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Watts
Sorry about that, Olya.)
I am afraid "bizzare" won't work here. "Непорядок" just means that something is wrong, is not done as it should be done, or is against regulations. Mandy's suggestions are much closer.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken Watts
I don't think "That's strange" or "That's bizarre" work at all here as they do not imply any criticism.
Perhaps "That's unacceptable!"
That's close enough, but "Непорядок" is a little bit milder.Quote:
Originally Posted by TATY