шатнулась дверь
English translation: He staggered through the door
| 16:52 Mar 21, 2017 |
| Russian to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| 5 | the door moved |
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| 4 | The door shook |
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| 3 +1 | He staggered through the door |
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| 3 | the door swung open |
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| 3 | the door wobbled drunkenly |
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5 mins confidence: 
the door swung open Explanation: That's what it seems like to me, though it's not exactly a standard rendering. |
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34 mins confidence:
The door shook Explanation: шататься is about oscillation, vibration... |
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1 hr confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1He staggered through the door Explanation: He staggered (drunkenly) through the door. We are dealing with a piece of 'poetry' here, aren't we? So who cares what the original Russian 'verbiage' says, right, Misha? ;-) For me personally, the phrase in question sounds pretty weird and makes very little sense and the only explanation that I can think of is that the author himself must have been in the pub at the time guzzling beer :-) |
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7 hrs confidence:
the door moved Explanation: I asked an English native speaker, and his response was that it would be the best way to say it without sounding weird. Example sentence(s):
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1 day 3 hrs confidence:
the door wobbled drunkenly Explanation: The shack door wobbled drunkenly on its single working hinge, and shuffled inwards, creating a small heap of dirt where it stopped. https://robknipe.com/my-writing/a-game-of-two-halves-the-tor... |
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