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Я конь в пальто

English translation: I'm Santa Claus!

12:19 Dec 23, 2015
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Russian term or phrase: Я конь в пальто
Здравствуйте еще раз. Помогите, пожалуйста, тут как-то выкрутиться. Вот это место в ролике (осторожно - очень много мата): https://youtu.be/txqggi8GMfY?t=4m4s

- Слышь ты, фамилию свою скажи!

- А вы кто?

- Я конь в пальто!
Mikola
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:06
English translation:I'm Santa Claus!
Explanation:
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Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 14:06
Grading comment
Спасибо!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6I'm Santa Claus!
Mikhail Kropotov
2 +4см. ниже
Rychkov Andrej
5 +1I'm Darth Vader!
Ilan Rubin (X)
4Never mind who I am!
El oso
4It is none of your business!
Ripsime Bailleux (X)
3A horse in disguise.
Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
2I am your worst nightmare
Pavel Altukhov


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
A horse in disguise.


Explanation:
Option.

Frank Szmulowicz, Ph. D.
United States
Local time: 08:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PolishPolish
PRO pts in category: 164
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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
I am your worst nightmare


Explanation:
the general meaning is 'No concern of yours', but he means to be threatening

Pavel Altukhov
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 28
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46 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Never mind who I am!


Explanation:
or: "I am the boogeyman"! :-)

El oso
Russian Federation
PRO pts in category: 200
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57 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
I'm Santa Claus!


Explanation:
#

Mikhail Kropotov
Germany
Local time: 14:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Спасибо!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mark Berelekhis: Very topical :D
1 hr
  -> "Have you been a naughty boy?" he might have continued :D
agree  sokolniki
3 hrs
agree  The Misha: Good one too.
3 hrs
agree  Alla_K
3 hrs
agree  DTSM
18 hrs
agree  LilianNekipelov
1 day 19 hrs
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55 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +4
см. ниже


Explanation:
поскольку в русском языке "конь в пальто" является рифмованным ответом на вопрос "Ты кто?", полагаю можно переиграть и в английском:
например,
-And who are you?
-F*ck you!
как вариант

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Note added at 1 час (2015-12-23 13:35:25 GMT)
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или Scooby-Doo)))

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Note added at 1 час (2015-12-23 13:36:09 GMT)
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или Scooby-Doo

Rychkov Andrej
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tatiana Grehan: Scooby-Doo - интересный вариант
2 hrs
  -> спасибо)
agree  Maria Popova: Scooby-Doo
3 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Alla_K: Scooby-Doo
3 hrs
  -> спасибо
neutral  El oso: Oh, come on, guys! How could Scooby-doo (this cheerful character) possibly fit into the context?.. With all that yelling and cursing!..) Did any of you even watch the video?//Never mind, I was addressing the peers :-) PS Character means 'персонаж' Cheers!
4 hrs
  -> да, много стопхама посмотрел. но речь идет не о характере... конь в пальто является ответом без ответа, когда человек не хочет называть себя. можно и другую рифму придумать. просто мне на ум пришел скуби ду
agree  Oleksiy Markunin
10 hrs
  -> спасибо за поддержку
agree  Oleg Polygaloff
22 hrs
  -> спасибо)
disagree  LilianNekipelov: no, it is not the same, and not as vulgar the Russian term
1 day 19 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
It is none of your business!


Explanation:
opinion

Ripsime Bailleux (X)
Australia
Local time: 22:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in RussianRussian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  The Misha: This is totally off key under the circumstances, and it has none of the playful charm of the original.
3 hrs
agree  El oso: The original is anything but playful.
3 hrs
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17 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
I'm Darth Vader!


Explanation:
It's obvious, really

Ilan Rubin (X)
Russian Federation
Local time: 15:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DTSM
2 hrs
neutral  LilianNekipelov: I would not us that character after what it was used for—shooting in school
1 day 2 hrs
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