Помогите, пожалуйста, сказать по-английски: "увольте меня!" / "нет уж, увольте!", не в смысле "увольте с работы", а в смысле "пожалуйста, избавьте меня от обязанности делать это". Например:
- Никто, кроме Вас, не сможет это сделать. Вам придётся взяться за это!
- Увольте меня!
Maybe it's "Please spare me"?
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
I think we'd naturally use a completely different construction, something like "please don't make me do it".Originally Posted by Оля
"Please spare me" would either sound melodramatic or dismissive, depending on your tone of voice.
I see. Thanks.
In Russian, all nationalities and their corresponding languages start with a lower-case letter.
"Please spare me" fits, because "нет уж, увольте" and "увольте меня" is pretty melodramatic and even old-fashioned if you ask me.
Fair enough. I am happy enough if I understand the literal meaning of a Russian sentence, but I'd certainly never claim to be sure of any stylistic nuance
But "spare me" is definitely old-fashioned, and something that I would rarely say, if ever. Oh, maybe in dismissing someone I'd say, Oh really, please spare me the details.
Howbout:
Let me out of it [my commitment].
What can I do to get out of this?
Simple 'No way' would fit, I think. 'Spare me' can be used, I suppose, but it don't reflect the newances of the Russian 'Нет уж, увольте'.
Уволить literally (and originally) means 'to set/make free' or 'to release/to let go' (from воля = freedom and/or will) or 'to fire/to dismiss' (present and more common a meaning).
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