усерус, но не покорюсь!

English translation: i'll shit in hay but not obey!

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Russian term or phrase:усерус, но не покорюсь!
English translation:i'll shit in hay but not obey!
Entered by: Alexey_UA

13:01 May 21, 2009
Russian to English translations [PRO]
Folklore
Russian term or phrase: усерус, но не покорюсь!
как бы так поточнее перевести :-) ?
Alexey_UA
i'll shit in hay but not obey!
Explanation:
a little bit more poetic ... :)

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Note added at 12 days (2009-06-03 05:57:09 GMT) Post-grading
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now, that i saw Misha's entry with "submit" another version came to mind:
I'll walk/wade/sleep/die/float on/ shit but not submit!
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Atanas Naydenov
Local time: 13:17
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1shit or bust
gutbuster
5 +1i'll shit in hay but not obey!
Atanas Naydenov
4I'd sh...t myself rather than give up/submit/yield/
The Misha


Discussion entries: 3





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
I'd sh...t myself rather than give up/submit/yield/


Explanation:
That's your verbatim translation. Otherwise, Mark is right, you need to know more of the context.

The Misha
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
PRO pts in category: 4
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shit or bust


Explanation:
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gutbuster
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian, Native in UkrainianUkrainian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samantha Payn: I agree with Mark that more context would be good, but without that, this is my choice.
1 hr
  -> thanks, Samantha Payn
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
i'll shit in hay but not obey!


Explanation:
a little bit more poetic ... :)

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Note added at 12 days (2009-06-03 05:57:09 GMT) Post-grading
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now, that i saw Misha's entry with "submit" another version came to mind:
I'll walk/wade/sleep/die/float on/ shit but not submit!

Atanas Naydenov
Local time: 13:17
Native speaker of: Bulgarian
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Artem Velichko: it looks lexically closer and rhymes like the original, good go!
3 hrs
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