Ведут себя они там очень плохо!

English translation: They couldn't care less! (in the context)

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Russian term or phrase:Ведут себя они там очень плохо!
English translation:They couldn't care less! (in the context)
Entered by: Elena Ow-Wing

07:13 Mar 4, 2015
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Russian term or phrase: Ведут себя они там очень плохо!
Помогите перевести, пожалуйста. Контекст: интервью с жительницей дома, которая жалуется на слишком большое количество автомобилей, припаркованных вокруг дома как попало.

"Там" в данном случае указывает на расположение дома, так как интервью берут в нескольких кварталах от него.
Mikola
Russian Federation
Local time: 19:06
They couldn't care less!
Explanation:
В смысле:

They couldn't care less about our inconvenience
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Elena Ow-Wing
United States
Local time: 09:06
Grading comment
Thank you very much.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2They couldn't care less!
Elena Ow-Wing
4 +1they are blatantly inconsiderate!
El oso
4they just do whatever they want there
katerina turevich
4Their conduct is really obnoxious!
Donald Jacobson
4They're [pick your expression for bad behavior] over there!
Rachel Douglas


Discussion entries: 3





  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
they just do whatever they want there


Explanation:
they (just) do whatever they want there

i think, given the context, this should work

katerina turevich
Netherlands
Local time: 17:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
they are blatantly inconsiderate!


Explanation:
в контексте "слишком большого количества автомобилей, припаркованных вокруг дома как попало" подходит, имхо :)

El oso
Russian Federation

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LilianNekipelov: THEY ARE VERY INCONSIDERATE
11 hrs
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
They couldn't care less!


Explanation:
В смысле:

They couldn't care less about our inconvenience

Elena Ow-Wing
United States
Local time: 09:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Russian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you very much.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  El oso: "our convenience" Вы хотели сказать? ;) / I know exactly what it means, but that’s not my point.. Ok, never mind.
3 mins
  -> It means: They couldn't care less about causing us inconvenience. It can go either way here.

agree  Vladimir Dubisskiy: with They couldn't care less!
21 hrs
  -> Спасибо!

agree  cyhul
6 days
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Their conduct is really obnoxious!


Explanation:
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Donald Jacobson
United States
Local time: 11:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 12
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
They're [pick your expression for bad behavior] over there!


Explanation:
They're out of control over there!
They're a real pain in the neck over there!
They're off the rails over there!
They're beyond the beyond over there!


Rachel Douglas
United States
Local time: 12:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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