Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
grew up on the wrong side of the tracks
Russian translation:
вырос(ла) в бедном районе города;
Added to glossary by
Angeliki Kotsidou (X)
Apr 18, 2005 22:33
19 yrs ago
English term
Works in: Hebrew to English, Russian to English, English to Russian, and 1 more.
grew up on the wrong side of the tracks
English to Russian
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
looking for an idiomatic translation
Proposed translations
(Russian)
| 4 +4 | вырос (ла) в нищете |
Angeliki Kotsidou (X)
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| 5 +1 | vyros(la) ne v tom rajone |
Shifra Kilov
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| 5 | человек от сохи |
Alexander Alexandrov
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Proposed translations
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8 mins
Selected
вырос (ла) в нищете
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-04-18 22:44:13 GMT)
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вырос(ла) в бедном районе города;
вырос(ла) в низах общества;
вырос(ла) в трущобах
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-04-18 22:45:18 GMT)
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он вышел из низов
родиться в бедной семье
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Note added at 10 mins (2005-04-18 22:44:13 GMT)
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вырос(ла) в бедном районе города;
вырос(ла) в низах общества;
вырос(ла) в трущобах
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Note added at 11 mins (2005-04-18 22:45:18 GMT)
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он вышел из низов
родиться в бедной семье
Peer comment(s):
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Robert Donahue (X)
: вырос(ла) в бедном районе города+++Oh I know, I was just picking the one that I thought best conveyed the meaning. : )
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thanks Robert! As you can seee the asker is looking for an idiomatic expression in Russian. That;s why I've given all these variants :)
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gtreyger (X)
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спасибо!
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Aleksandr Okunev (X)
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спасибо!
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Kirill Semenov
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спасибо!
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1 hr
Shifra Kilov
United States
United States
Native in English
&
Russian
United States
30+ yrs in medical, pharma, legal, etc
Native in: English 
, Russian
Works in: Latvian to English, Russian to English, English to Russian
vyros(la) ne v tom rajone
Plohoj rajon - eto pro reputaciju, a ne pro nishchetu
8 hrs
Alexander Alexandrov
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in Russian
Russian Federation
Professional interpreting/translation
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English, and 1 more.
человек от сохи
... «Я от сохи, - говорил он, - мне не хватает культуры в генах. ... Набор был
бессистемный, но другим он и не мог быть у человека «от сохи». ...
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вырос(ла) в трущо