Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
бес попутал
English translation:
the devil must have been at my elbow
Added to glossary by
xeni (X)
May 14, 2003 19:11
21 yrs ago
Russian term
Бес попутал
Non-PRO
Russian to English
Art/Literary
Простите, извините, простите ради Бога, бес попутал...
The devil made me do it не подохдит, т.к. человек не сделал ничего плохого
The devil made me do it не подохдит, т.к. человек не сделал ничего плохого
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+4
11 mins
xeni (X)
Native in Russian
xeni (X)
Native in: Russian 
Works in: English to Russian, Russian, Russian to English
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Related KudoZ points
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142
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the devil tripped me up
the devil must have been at my elbow
the devil misled me
the devil had a hand in this
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Note added at 2003-05-14 19:24:43 (GMT)
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I personally like \"the devil must have been at my elbow\". It\'s very close to бес попутал IMHO.
the devil must have been at my elbow
the devil misled me
the devil had a hand in this
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Note added at 2003-05-14 19:24:43 (GMT)
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I personally like \"the devil must have been at my elbow\". It\'s very close to бес попутал IMHO.
Peer comment(s):
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Natalia Koltsova
: Yep, the 'elbow' one is nice :)
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thank you :)
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Jolanta Schimenti
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thank you
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Simon Geoghegan
: I like the elbow option as well
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thank you
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Elenacb
: or "it was the devil's work", but I would go for either the "tripped" or "elbow" version
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+1
4 mins
Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Translator since 1953
Native in: English
Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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14525
It's the work of the Devil
or it's the Devil's work
(But if he hasn't done anything wrong, why is he saying "Forgive me, for the love of God"?)
(But if he hasn't done anything wrong, why is he saying "Forgive me, for the love of God"?)
Peer comment(s):
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xeni (X)
7 mins
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5 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: US, UK) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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320
I didn't mean to do it
It was an accident
+2
6 mins
Kirill Semenov
Ukraine
Ukraine
Native in Russian
Ukraine
60+ books translated and published
Native in: Russian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian
Related KudoZ points
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3318
the devil has (had) tempted me
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+1
13 mins
the devil has led me astray,
the devil confounded me.
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