Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
спешить по делам
English translation:
going about their business
Added to glossary by
Theodora OB
Feb 13, 2009 11:27
15 yrs ago
Russian term
спешить по делам
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Главное внимание здесь уделено спешащим по своим делам людям, мелькающим перед зрительским взором розовыми, желтыми, голубоватыми плащами, куртками и пальто, спасающими их от непрерывно моросящего, занудного питерского дождя.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | going about their business |
Theodora OB
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| 4 +3 | to be in hurry |
Elena152
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| 3 +1 | people bustling around |
Evgeny Terekhin
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Change log
Feb 13, 2009 12:39: Theodora OB Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+1
2 mins
Theodora OB
Native in English
Works in field
multilingual, with years of experience
Native in: Dutch 
, English
Works in: Italian to English, Dutch to English, Russian to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
going about their business
people going about their business
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hurriedly going about their business
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or rushing about their business
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hurriedly going about their business
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or rushing about their business
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
4 mins
to be in hurry
in hurry people
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
erika rubinstein
0 min
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| agree |
Anna Bordanova (Semyonova)
7 mins
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| agree |
Olena Feshovets
: in A hurry
13 mins
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совершенно верно!!! sorry
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| neutral |
Zoya Shapkina
: это просто "торопиться", но не "по делам", как спрашивает bruniana
40 mins
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+1
5 mins
Evgeny Terekhin
United States
United States
Native in Russian
Works in field
United States
ATA-certified: literary, medical, SEO
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, Ukrainian to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
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