what does the following mean

English translation: So where are you all? Keeping silence... Answer!

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Russian term or phrase:	what does the following mean
English translation:	So where are you all? Keeping silence... Answer!

15:00 Jan 19, 2006

Russian to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / translation

Russian term or phrase: what does the following mean

nu gde vi? mol41te otvetjte

kevin

So where are you all? Keeping silence... Answer!

Explanation:
So where are you all? Keeping silence... Answer!

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Vitali Stanisheuski
Belarus
Local time: 22:47

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5 +3

where are you ? [why you] keep silence [?] answer !

Alexander Onishko

5 +3

Well where are you? (What is everybody so quiet for?) Say something!

Deborah Hoffman

So where are you all? Keeping silence... Answer!

Vitali Stanisheuski

so where are you? Silence... respond (say something)!

Kirill Semenov

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3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

where are you ? [why you] keep silence [?] answer !

Explanation:
*

Alexander Onishko
Native speaker of:

Russian,

Ukrainian
PRO pts in category: 71

3 mins confidence:

so where are you? Silence... respond (say something)!

Explanation:
mol4Ite = молчите, molchite, in chat, "4" sometimes substitutes "ch"

Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Local time: 22:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Russian
PRO pts in category: 148

3 mins confidence:

So where are you all? Keeping silence... Answer!

Explanation:
So where are you all? Keeping silence... Answer!

Vitali Stanisheuski
Belarus
Local time: 22:47
Works in field
Native speaker of:

Belarusian
PRO pts in category: 30

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

Well where are you? (What is everybody so quiet for?) Say something!

Explanation:
I really wish English didn't need so many more words than Russian. This also I think sounds a little more impatient in English than the Russian does...for something less demanding I would maybe just say "Where is everybody? Say something already!"

Deborah Hoffman
Local time: 15:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 8

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