Jan 28, 2010 18:38
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Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (1): Sabine Akabayov, PhD

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Discussion

Nico Rhodionoff Jan 30, 2010:
пальцем деланый = просторечное, вульгарное: зачатый искусственным, противоестественным способом; неполноценный, второсортный, никчемный и глупый человек, человек без нормального происхождения
Alexandra Taggart Jan 29, 2010:
"I'm not a born idiot"-that is a general meaning but it would be unprofessional to translate it like this, because this verbal twist is a slang construction and it concerns the way this man was begotten.He is saying,that his father was potential enough to give him health,as his father didn't operate with a wrong tool."Health" here-is his mental health.He is asking someone,who is kidding him to speak to him and treat him seriously.
Deborah Kolosova Jan 29, 2010:
I found a discussion on the meaning of this expression at http://otvet.mail.ru/question/12835116/
Li Lo (asker) Jan 29, 2010:
Ага, мне тоже так кажется.
Zahar Fialkovsky Jan 29, 2010:
Какой здесь контекст? Все ясно: деланный не пальцем, а тем, чем положено. :):) Значит -- полноценный, не хуже других. Кажется, так...
Li Lo (asker) Jan 28, 2010:
К сожалению, его нет. Это вырванная из контекста фраза, которая означает ровно то, что она означает. Естественно, это говорит живой человек.
Mikhail Kropotov Jan 28, 2010:
Контекст

Proposed translations

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13 mins
Selected

I wasn't born yesterday!

самое простое, без контекста
Peer comment(s):

agree Emil Tubinshlak
21 mins
Thank you
agree Sergei Tumanov
40 mins
Спасибо
agree Oleksiy Markunin
1 hr
Спасибо
agree Alexandra Goldburt : I cannot think of anything better than this.
4 hrs
Thank you
agree Tatiana Lammers
6 hrs
Спасибо
neutral Judith Hehir : Only if you want to emphasize naivete
19 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Спасибо."
46 mins

my name is 'Unt, not Cunt!

т.е. не принимайте меня за идиота
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53 mins

I am no fool

ещё проще
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1 hr

I'm not so green as I'm cabbage-looking

I think the first reference is right in implying that this expression was more used in the past than it is now.

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If anyone ever tried to con my mother, her response was 'I'm not so green as I'm cabbage looking'. Thank you, wenfri, for resurrecting this ...
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Preferred Politics To Marriage. Pays Ex Fiance
But I'm not so green as I'm cabbage-looking. I won more than £10.000 the week before last and 8.500 on Pretender at Ascot. I put 5000 on. am in experienced. ...
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'I'm not so green as I'm cabbage looking', 'it does exactly what it says on the tin', 'location, location, location', 'lorra lorra laffs', ...
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Peer comment(s):

neutral Deborah Kolosova : I think this must be a British thing (I've never heard it in the States, and it just sounds very British), so I would only use it for a British audience, if you even know who the audience is.
15 hrs
Yes, I'd agree with that. I just thought it worth suggesting as an interesting expression in itself.
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3 hrs

I am not as simple as I look

Similar to what Stasbetman and Jack suggest
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+1
4 hrs

My mother wasn't hamster!

хочу заметить, что оригинальный текст нуждается в пометке "нецензурно".
Peer comment(s):

agree Alexandra Taggart : "a hamster". This obscene twist belongs to "wiry" humour.
30 mins
thanxxx!
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4 hrs

I wasn't brought by a stork

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http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/home/sunday-toi/open-spac...
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+2
17 hrs

I didn't just fall off the turnip truck

one more possible variant
Peer comment(s):

agree Judith Hehir
30 mins
agree Mikhail Kropotov
4 hrs
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