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поужинать на халяву

English translation: to drop over a freeload dinner

20:26 Nov 4, 2008
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Slang
Russian term or phrase: поужинать на халяву
Или пообедать, позавтракать - все равно.
TIA
Grunia
Ukraine
Local time: 11:25
English translation:to drop over a freeload dinner
Explanation:
or just "have a freeload dinner"
http://www.google.ru/search?hl=ru&newwindow=1&rlz=1B3GGGL_ru...
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Irina Mestergazi
Italy
Local time: 10:25
Grading comment
Thank you, i_r_i_s!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5be a scrounger/sponger/bludger/freeloader
falcon2007
3 +1to have dinner as a freeloader
Oleksandr Myslivets
4to have free ride [free rider] dinner
Serhiy Tkachuk
4to drop over a freeload dinner
Irina Mestergazi


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
to have dinner as a freeloader


Explanation:
Lingvo
Party officials are great freeloaders — Ответственные партийные работники привыкли пить и есть на халяву

Oleksandr Myslivets
Ukraine
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  falcon2007: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=freeloader
20 mins
  -> Thanx! :-)
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
be a scrounger/sponger/bludger/freeloader


Explanation:
be a scrounger/sponger/bludger/freeloader

falcon2007
United States
Local time: 04:25
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to have free ride [free rider] dinner


Explanation:
the free rider breakfast generated much interest from the many commuters
in the area.
epanote2.epa.vic.gov.au/EPA/publications.nsf/.../$FILE/AR0304_community_environment_report.pdf

The moment care is to choose a hotel that offers free ride breakfast. This is a extensive behaviour to conveniently and quickly bear your beginning meal of ...
www.bestdesignco.com/volleyball/news_2008-04-07-03-40-07-27... -


Serhiy Tkachuk
Ukraine
Local time: 11:25
Native speaker of: Native in UkrainianUkrainian, Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
to drop over a freeload dinner


Explanation:
or just "have a freeload dinner"
http://www.google.ru/search?hl=ru&newwindow=1&rlz=1B3GGGL_ru...

Irina Mestergazi
Italy
Local time: 10:25
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thank you, i_r_i_s!
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