Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
завтыкался
English translation:
got overwhelmed; got really tied up
Added to glossary by
*Alena*
Aug 31, 2015 10:53
8 yrs ago
Russian term
завтыкался
Russian to English
Other
Slang
- Мы ведь договорились, что ты придешь, в чем дело? - Я не успел. -А почему не перезвонил? Надо было перезвонить в четверг хотя бы. -Извини, я *завтыкался*. Материалы уже привезли.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | got overwhelmed |
Oleg Lozinskiy
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| 5 +3 | got really tied up |
Liubov Bazhenova
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| 4 | (it) totally slipped my memory |
Maxim Olshin
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| 3 +1 | had a full plate |
Vladimir Zakharov
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| 3 | was snowed under |
Ella Gokhmark
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Proposed translations
+2
11 mins
Oleg Lozinskiy
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
There's No Limit to Perfection
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
10
Selected
got overwhelmed
Вообще-то, "завтыкался" - это эвфемизм.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Спасибо."
7 mins
Maxim Olshin
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
EnglishRussian professional translator
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia) 
, Ukrainian (Variant: Standard-Ukraine)
Works in: English to Russian, English to Ukrainian, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
4
(it) totally slipped my memory
По смыслу - это оно, но что-либо более сленговое в голову не приходит.
+1
7 mins
Vladimir Zakharov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Giving power back to translators
Native in: Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian
had a full plate
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/have a full plate
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Note added at 7 mins (2015-08-31 11:00:57 GMT)
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(в значении "было очень много работы")
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Note added at 7 mins (2015-08-31 11:00:57 GMT)
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(в значении "было очень много работы")
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
LilianNekipelov
: it would not be easily understood.
1 hr
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Neither is it in Russian :)
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| agree |
Mikhail Kropotov
2 hrs
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Благодарю, Михаил!
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12 mins
Ella Gokhmark
Australia
Australia
Native in Russian
&
English
Australia
живое слово
Native in: Russian , English
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
was snowed under
если речь о работе
+3
26 mins
Liubov Bazhenova
India
India
Native in Russian
India
Liubov Bazhenova
Native in: Russian (Variant: Standard-Russia)
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English
got really tied up
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Peer comment(s):
| agree |
LilianNekipelov
59 mins
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Mikhail Kropotov
2 hrs
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Thank you!
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| agree |
Oleksiy Markunin
7 hrs
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Thank you!
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